In Spain, thefts of items worth less than 400 euros are not punished unless it is a repeat offence.. Olive oil prices, now officially at 8 euros a litre, have surged by 150% over the past two years in Spain.
Proposed windfall tax on banks and energy firms could lead to thousands of jobs being lost. The banking sector expects to lose 35,000 jobs, or around a fifth of its total.
No milk, no eggs or fresh fish or meat. Spain's government has already committed 30 billion euros to measures aimed at high energy costs such as with fuel rebates and VAT reductions for gas and electricity.