Jimena electricity debt is over €220,000

(Photo: TioJimeno)

JIMENA (TioJimeno) Further to our item on elecrticity being cut off at several municipal buildings, we read on TioJimeno that the reason is that the municipality owes the power company, Endesa, €70,000 in long standing unpaid bills. The total amount owed to the company is over €220,000, according to the Spanish website. A meeting is to take place between Endesa management and the Council to try to find a solution to the problem. The photo shows a sticker the company put on one of the meters they disconnected on Tuesday.

Bank card commissions up since January

According to Spain's central bank, Banco de España, banks and building societies have raised the costs we pay for our debit, or cash, cards by 7.9% so far this year, while credit card costs have increased by 6.56%.The cost of a debit card is now averaging €16.66 per year and that of maintaining a credit card is €33.30. These commissions do not include interest rates paid. The increase is even higher when compared to costs of September last year. Debit cards then cost €14.57 and credit cards €30.48, an annual increase of 14.34% and 9.25% in a year. Average maintenance charges are now the highest in four years, when cash cards cost €10.66 and credit cards €22.44 in 2005.