Dear spain

[Hillian1]

Dear spain,

I have just cancelled my holiday to you, I refuse to spend my hard earned money in a country that has decided to tax 50 Euros to cross the border from spain to Gibraltar.

I will not spend my money in a country who has decided to ban all flights over spanish airspace to Gibraltar.

I hope everyone who can, without losing money themselves, will do the same.

Your economy is reliant upon holidaymakers, a huge proportion of these holidaymakers are British.

Yours hoping you suffer badly,

Hillian

 

[Frutos]

I don't think it reads NSC.

 

[del strangefish]

When is this kicking in?

 

[yxee]

Not really in the know about this saga. Do Spain have any actual claim to the land that isn't based purely on geographical proximity? It looks entirely British over there from photos.

 

[Dandyman]

This may be of interest: http://gibraltarthetruefacts.wordpress.com/spain-gibraltar-border/

 

[Driver8]

Gibraltar is largely full of ex-pats trying to avoid UK tax so can't say I'm too bothered.

 

[Dandyman]

Not really in the know about this saga. Do Spain have any actual claim to the land that isn't based purely on geographical proximity? It looks entirely British over there from photos.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Utrecht

The reason Menorca makes gin. FACT.

 

[martyn20]

Has it been confirmed the border tax is coming in, I thought they were just considering it, you have cancelled your holiday due to something that might happen in the future?

 

[hybrid_x]

.....and the UK makes people pay a council tax.....and bedroom tax........pot kettle.

it's a bit skegness belonging to Luxumburg....i am sure English people would not be happy with that.

much of the spanish coast is ruined by English people (west of Malaga, South of Alicante) - so fair play to Spain for taxing 'the fat fryup eating sun reading beer swilling coronation street watching tax evaders' that seem to inhabit Gibralter.

 

[del strangefish]

Considering...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23567976

 

[Dandyman]

.....and the UK makes people pay a council tax.....and bedroom tax........pot kettle.

it's a bit skegness belonging to Luxumburg....i am sure English people would not be happy with that.

much of the spanish coast is ruined by English people (west of Malaga, South of Alicante) - so fair play to Spain for taxing 'the fat fryup eating sun reading beer swilling coronation street watching tax evaders' that seem to inhabit Gibralter.

Or possibly the Partido Popular (former fascists) currently in government in Spain are trying to whip up a nationalist diversion from the parlous state of the economy. Wonder where they picked up that idea ?

 

[hybrid_x]

spain getting a bit skint tho....even privatising the sun soon........30 million euros fine for using solar panels coming soon.....lol

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogs...tion-tax-on-sunlight.html#iA0lFYyFQM3b7fuw.99

 

[Driver8]

.....and the UK makes people pay a council tax.....and bedroom tax........pot kettle.

it's a bit skegness belonging to Luxumburg....i am sure English people would not be happy with that.

much of the spanish coast is ruined by English people (west of Malaga, South of Alicante) - so fair play to Spain for taxing 'the fat fryup eating sun reading beer swilling coronation street watching tax evaders' that seem to inhabit Gibralter.

Minimum of £2m assets for Gibraltar residency I think. They can probably afford the £43 from the tax they aren't paying.

 

[martyn20]

The EU which hold Spain's finances in it's hands will never allow this type of tax between member nations, not a chance

 

[supaseagull]

I wonder if the Moroccans will do the same with Ceuta

 

[happypig]

Dear spain,

I have just cancelled my holiday to you, I refuse to spend my hard earned money in a country that has decided to tax 50 Euros to cross the border from spain to Gibraltar.

I will not spend my money in a country who has decided to ban all flights over spanish airspace to Gibraltar.

I hope everyone who can, without losing money themselves, will do the same.

Your economy is reliant upon holidaymakers, a huge proportion of these holidaymakers are British.

Yours hoping you suffer badly,

Hillian

Deer Meester Hillian,
We not care you no come here, jou can pees off to greez, eet no problem.
We got lot of work to do so go for siesta now, then we get up and get load of pesetas off our friends the Germans.
Amor
Espana

 

[Lord Bracknell]

It's YEARS since there was a PROPER boycott of Spain as a holiday destination.

I'm feeling almost nostalgic.

 

[martyn20]

It's YEARS since there was a PROPER boycott of Spain as a holiday destination.

I'm feeling almost nostalgic.

And I bet that was about something that had actually happened, not something just being considered?

 

[jamie (not that one)]

I wonder if the Moroccans will do the same with Ceuta

Or Melilla. While they're bitching about geographic location being a reason for owning a place they can give all of the Canary Islands to Morocco.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

it's a bit skegness belonging to Luxumburg....i am sure English people would not be happy with that.

You've never been to Skegness, have you?