The Royal Decree-Law 1/2017, was published in the BOE of urgent measures of consumer protection in terms of land clauses, which regulates the extrajudicial channel to solve the claims of the consumers derived from the last judicial judgments and the tax consequences of the same.

The growth of high-end food halls is taking off around the country. These upscale food halls are modeled more after famous European markets like Barcelona’s Mercado de la Boqueria than after airport or suburban mall food courts.

A special tax regime has just been introduced in Italy, effective from January 1, 2017, in favor of high net worth individuals who decide to move to Italy. The new resident will be entitled to ask for the application of the ordinary tax regime.

Among the latest e-tail trends is the expansion of online retail operations into physical store locations. Amazon is paying attention and its confidence in the staying power of brick and mortar shops is evidenced by Amazon Go.

In order to overcome the objections raised by the European Commission, the Catalan Government is pushing for a modification of this tax figure in the Law on Measures Fiscal, administrative, financial and public sector.