“No one should build bridges in Spain without having passed through Alcántara”. Carlos Fernández Casado (1905-1988), illustrious and pioneering engineer of roads, canals and ports, was a great admirer of Roman bridges.. For this reason, he never tired of repeating
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State lawyers denounce that the PSOE pact with Junts represents "a direct attack on justice and equality"
A hundred State lawyers have signed a very critical agreement with the agreement reached this Thursday between the Socialist Party and Junts for the investiture of Pedro Sánchez. In the text, the members of the State's legal service “flatly reject the investiture agreements, which represent a direct attack on freedom, justice and equality, with a manifest bankruptcy of our rule of law.”. “We reiterate our unwavering loyalty to the Constitution and, therefore, to all Spaniards, against those who, due to their status as public representatives, should guarantee it and, however, have agreed to breach it,” they highlight.
The State lawyers claim their “full conviction that democracy in Spain has its only foundation in absolute respect for our Constitution, guarantor of almost half a century of political stability and the safeguarding of fundamental rights and public liberties of all.” the Spanish” and warn that the agreement between Sánchez and the fugitive Carles Puigdemont represents “the bankruptcy of our rule of law.”
“We categorically reject the granting of amnesty to people convicted with the maximum procedural and legal guarantees, after an impeccable investigation and prosecution. We also reject the agreement for the constitution of parliamentary investigation commissions that represent an unacceptable attack on the independence of the Judiciary and an interference contrary to the principle of separation of powers, and that seek indefinite extensions of the subjective scope of the planned Amnesty Law “, they emphasize.
On the other hand, the members of the State Bar show their rejection of “the holding of a referendum on the self-determination of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, which clashes head-on with the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation, common and indivisible homeland of all Spaniards, as article 2 of our Constitution proclaims”.
Likewise, a hundred State lawyers are directly opposed to “the forgiveness of 15,000 million euros of the debt that the Autonomous Community of Catalonia maintains with the State” since “it does not respond to the general interest of our nation, but rather to particular interests.” , and that goes against the necessary interterritorial solidarity and the equality of all Spaniards that the Magna Carta guarantees.”
Finally, the statement highlights the “unconditional support” of the signatories “to all public servants who, with loyalty and honesty, defended our Rule of Law in the face of the unacceptable aggression of the separatist parties in 2017.”
“The weakening of institutions”
On the other hand, the State Bar Association issued another statement this Friday expressing its “deep concern about the breakdown of the separation of powers and the principle of equality between all Spaniards.”. “The weakening of the democratic institutions of the State represents an unacceptable delegitimization of them that this Association cannot share,” adds this group.
Furthermore, the State's lawyers recall that they “defended the rule of law and constitutional legality in the State's reaction to the serious events that occurred in Catalonia in 2017.”
This association also rejects any allusion to the lawfare concept, “understood as an alternative use of the law, unrelated to the substantive and procedural rules that are applicable in each case.”
Diego López, the 'guaje' who pursues David Villa
The goatee makes him look older, but you still recognize that boy who couldn't stop smiling flanked by Quini and David Villa. Diego López Noguerol (Turón, 2002) had just turned 12 years old and they were giving him the Quini Trophy that rewards the top Asturian scorer in each category. He already had one from his first year as a junior and that afternoon he received two, because his 52 goals were not surpassed by any player, neither in his category nor in any other.. Nor could I imagine that, nine years later, it was going to be one of the bullets that Valencia, the team in which Villa shone, would use to seek victory against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu.
Diego saw that stadium up close and also very far away.. Son of the mining basin, his story is that of the boy who kicked the back wall of the 'El Descanso' restaurant, which was where Miguel and Sonia made a living feeding their neighbors.. Miguel, Diego's older brother with whom he has been with for almost a decade, had tried his luck in soccer. He arrived in Oviedo de Santi Cazorla, but had no luck and dedicated himself to blasting.
They took the little boy to Figaredo, but Xeitosa de Gijón, a futsal team home to footballers like Abelardo and Luis Enrique, offered him to train.. Too many kilometers for a family with a business, but they relied on friends and Diego signed. It didn't take long for Sporting to keep an eye on that player they define as “alive, expressive, who knew how to move” and take him to Mareo as a youngest.. The takeoff was quick because he had a gift for scoring. That child paid attention to the movements of Villa and Raúl and had dizzying appearances in the area.
From Real Madrid to Barça
62 goals in the last year in Gijón as a cadet and the Real Madrid recruiter was clear about it. In 2017, at the age of 15, he took him to Valdebebas. “That they take care of him and give him studies,” Sonia asked.. He spent a season in the youth C team, but the experience did not work despite scoring 18 goals.. The club stopped betting on him. And Barça appeared. Diego felt more supported in the Masía where he grew and scored goals.
Diego, with a trophy during his time as a Barça youth player.
Víctor Valdés made him debut in the National Youth League in the 19/20 season and in the Youth League and, in February, before the outbreak of the pandemic that would return him to Turón for a few months, he debuted in the Honor Division. On the second day he scored a double and on the third a hat-trick. By then his references had increased and he was closely observing Luis Suárez. With 42 goals, he closed a season as top scorer for Cadete B. However, once again he lacked a stroke of luck.
He had it when José Jiménez, Valencia's recruiting director, went to watch the youth derby. «The target was the Espanyol striker, but I saw him and, despite the fact that due to his height he is not a typical center forward, I knew that he could fit in at Valencia. He is vertical, intense, fast, a type of scorer who, like Piojo López or Villa, fits in at Mestalla,” he tells EL MUNDO.
Valencia did not have Barça's doubts, which incorporated him in the summer of '21 and Bordalás took him directly to the preseason, where he scored his first goal. “I knew that Canós, Brentford's wide player, is not very good defensively and I looked behind him,” he said in August 2021. Today they are dressing room partners and 'rivals' in the band, which is where Baraja made his debut.. Gattuso had done it before, a few minutes against Atlético de Madrid in the season opener at Mestalla. It was Monday and Miguel and Sonia had the restaurant closed, but they got together with friends to watch the game in the hope that Diego would show up.
It was not the Italian who supported him, but rather Pipo, who needed footballers with courage to save Valencia, but also a goal.. The Asturian gave him three, one against Real Madrid overshadowed by the controversy with Vinicius. Everything from the left wing. “I still see Diego as a forward,” insists Jiménez, “but it is true that he does a great job of retreating and, at that moment, it helped a lot.”
What has Baraja seen to bring him closer to the area? His surroundings reveal it: “He empties himself, he is difficult to mark due to his mobility and he enters from both wings because he handles both profiles”. He has scored another three goals this season and his breakthrough has already taken him to the Under-21 team, where he has also scored. 'Guajín' is the most rebellious image of the 'Quinta del Pipo'.
Adrián Mateos, the king of poker who has already won almost 40 million euros: "The risk of ruin I have is zero"
As I write these lines, Adrián Mateos wins 300,000 euros in an online poker tournament. It is not even a hundredth of what he has accumulated live in just over 10 years of career. Born in San Martín de la Vega in 1994, La Maquina is already among the fifteen biggest winners in history. His prizes on the petting mats total 38.6 million dollars (36.1 million euros). Maybe I would change some to see Atleti win a Champions League.
Among his awards, the four bracelets from the Las Vegas World Series (WSOP) stand out, although there is hardly any prize that can resist him. He has been number one in the world and is the youngest on the list of millionaires. «There are several players ahead who play much less than me. It should be a matter of time to pass them. My goal is to enter the top 10 in two years, at the latest,” he says by phone from London, days after scoring his last big score, more than three million in the Triton Series in Monte Carlo.
The leader of the classification is still far away. He is the American Bryn Kenney (there are no missing letters, his name is written like this), with 65 million. Tenth place is within reach, less than five kilos, a small step for Mateos although it represents an unbridgeable abyss for most professionals.
People may think that it is easy money. It is the time of my career in which I am most motivated and in which I am devoting the most time to playing, but also to studying.. The good thing is that right now very high levels are being played and it is a good time to work harder than your rivals and stand out. Do you see other Spaniards rising positions in the coming years? Yes. Right now the one who plays with me the most at high levels is Juan Pardo. He will surely rise in positions, although he travels less and that is another requirement to play live.. I can do it as a member of the Winamax professional team.The Hendon Mob list only counts live tournaments. Do you make even more money online? They are all raw numbers and the online statistics are not public, but I think they are somewhat lower, although it has also gone well for me. It's like the joke about the guy from Bilbao who is asked how much he won in the lottery and answers: “What he played, 300 million”. You participate in the most expensive tournaments. Perhaps the list is misleading. Indeed, it is.. I spend millions a year on registrations and although I have made a significant profit and done well, it is far from the $38 million that appears. When you play at high levels against the best in the world the margins are relatively small. I don't earn 100% on my investment, far from it. If one year I spend five million and earn six, it is a good year. People will never know the real profit of the players, because they are private accounts. Perhaps the profit classification is not the most reliable. It's hard. In poker there is no classification that is completely reliable. For me, the criterion to judge a player is the number of years he has been competing in 'high stakes' (the most expensive games). If you don't make money, they are unsustainable. They are too expensive and no one would trust you if you are not a winner. You would end up losing a lot. Those who have been competing in this type of tournament for years do so because they win.. Do you keep a detailed accounting of the money you win or lose each month? In the online game I have everything more controlled, because there are programs that help, but in real life I keep the accounts by eye meter. It is not very necessary either, because he trusted me a lot and I am clearly a winner at my level. I don't care much if I've earned a little more or a little less.
Looking too much at your results can also be a dangerous display of ego. Yes, it is dangerous if you take it as a matter of ego.. That's why I don't like to be so focused on numbers.. They are important to know if you are a winner or not, and I am totally sure of that.. I know that I have had a lot of profit in the 10 years of my career. Are you on a roll or is it the usual rhythm? Every year has gone well, but this year is the one in which I have earned the most money live, nine million or so. There are several factors. One of the main ones is to be in a good moment. Another, that every year the game becomes more expensive. And the main thing is that I have had great results in just the most expensive tournaments, with registrations of 100,000 or so. In those tournaments you can win millions and obviously you climb positions. Many of those expensive tournaments are played sidelined, with participation from other players. The gross profits seem more impressive, but I don't play 100% of my action. We do bank management among several so as not to depend on the results of a few tournaments. Shares are sold to people with certain commissions or we exchange percentages between players with a similar skill. In the future, apart from a possible total retirement, do you consider going down a step and playing more calmly? It is something that you always consider, because the life I currently lead is a bit unsustainable in the long term if I want to start a family and take a break. little calmer. Today, I am 29 years old, I am young and what I want most is to continue competing at the highest level, travel and be one of the best in the world.. For now, I will continue for a few years. When I lose that motivation or have others that do not align with being one of the best, obviously I will not be able to compete at the same level. During study hours, is it necessary to have coaches or other people to help you, like in chess? Yes and no. You can do almost everything yourself, because there are very powerful programs and their opinion is usually more reliable than that of any other player. The 'solvers' tell you the right moves, etc. With its help you can study alone, but the programs cannot give you such a correct solution to more human factors. People who have also done very well also open your mind to new thoughts. We all learn from everyone. I talk about hands with two or three friends almost every day and together we try to improve. In chess there is a certain paranoia with artificial intelligence and surreal episodes have been experienced. In poker it is becoming more and more worrying, too.. The Internet has always been a danger, but in theory the main job of the largest rooms is to avoid cheating. I believe that the vast majority do not do anything illegal and that you can also earn a lot online. The programs cannot be used live and they are not like chess, because they are not as exact. There are more variables, such as position at the table. On the chess board there is always a more profitable move. In poker you must adapt to the types of players. That danger is far away. I will always be able to dedicate myself to poker profitably, because many fans want to compete at high levels. In your 11 years of career, you have only had one bad year. Did you relax or was it bad luck? In 2017 I was world number one in the GPI ranking. For that I had to go to all the tournaments. It was a lot of work and too much travel. I focused on that and stopped studying a bit. After 10 or 12 hours a day at the tables, you don't feel like it. I trusted my ego and my ability and 2018 came, which was one of the worst years of my career. I didn't lose much, but I felt like I didn't have the same competitive advantage. I went from being one of the best to being a good one, plus I did poorly in other things. During the pandemic I locked myself in London, I started playing and studying and I came out stronger. I noticed that the others couldn't keep up with my pace and great results came. I have that fear in my body: if you are not at your best, they are going to pass you. I don't want to feel that feeling again. It is the only secret to staying a leader in any sector. If a bad streak came back, even if it was due to bad luck, could you lose everything in one year? Honestly, the risk of ruin I have is zero or practically zero. If I did poorly and lost everything it would be due to mistakes, not only in playing, but in managing my money. If you do poorly, you must go down a level and with a lot of work and study in the end you will always beat people who dedicate fewer hours. You are a soccer fan. Do you identify with the philosophy of any coach? Any elite sport has many similarities with high-level poker. I try to apply Simeone's motto, that effort is not negotiable, to my professional and personal life.deportd I do what I have to do and then the results do not depend on me, but I know that it will go well for me. It is a good philosophy of life and allows you to sleep very well.
De la Fuente continues to give awards: Remiro, Grimaldo, Riquelme and Aleix García, on the list of the Spanish team
The national coach, Luis de la Fuente, announced this Friday the list of 25 players with whom Spain will face the last two games of the qualifying phase for the Euro Cup, on Thursday the 16th in Limasol against Cyprus and on Sunday the 19th against Georgia in Valladolid. Although the classification for the event in Germany next summer is already mathematical, the team still needs to certify first place, which would allow it to be seeded in the draw on December 2.
In a list where the usual ones are, that classification and the injuries have allowed the entry of several very striking names. Remiro, the Real Sociedad goalkeeper, covers Kepa's loss. Grimaldo, Bayer Leverkusen's left back, enters alongside Gayá. And both Aleix García (Girona) and Riquelme (Atlético de Madrid) find a reward for their good moment. Not so Djaló, the Braga winger, who has finally been left out.
Of the casualties, the most striking are those of Laporte (through which Pau Torres enters) and Balde. Also that of Ansu Fati. For the rest, the block also has its continuous part. There is only one change in the goal and it is due to injury. In defense, the two mentioned. Rodrigo, Zubimendi, Gavi, Merino and Fabián continue in the center of the field, and Morata, Joselu, Nico, Oyarzabal and Lamine Yamal are immovable up front.
As expected, despite the midfielder's good form, Isco does not enter the coach's squad.. And neither does Sergio Ramos, who is also injured. The list is striking for several reasons.. First, because Real Sociedad is the team with the most representation (five players). Second, because Girona, with Aleix García, sees for the first time in history how one of its players goes to the national team. Third, because there are 14 teams represented. And fourth, because they are from four different countries (Spain, Germany, England and France).
ANNOUNCEMENT
Goalkeepers: Unai Simón, David Raya, Álex Remiro.
Defenders: Carvajal, Navas, Iñigo Martínez, Le Normand, Pau Torres, David García, Gayà, Grimaldo.
Midfielders: Rodrigo, Zubimendi, Gavi, Mikel Merino, Fabián, Sancet, Riquelme, Aleix García.
Forwards: Morata, Joselu, Nico Williams, Ferran Torres, Yamal, Oyarzabal.
Valverde renews with Madrid until 2029 and Kepa will be out for two to three weeks
The day after Real Madrid's victory over Sporting de Braga, which certified their place in the second round of the Champions League, brought good news and bad news for the whites.. The good thing is the renewal of Fede Valverde until 2029, and the bad thing is the injury to the starting goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, who will be out of the game for two to three weeks.
Valverde follows the path of Vinicius, Rodrygo and Camavinga. In recent days, the club has made official the renewals of all of them, protected with a termination clause of 1,000 million. In the case of the Uruguayan, the relationship extends until 2029. The midfielder arrived in 2016, at just 18 years old, and has been growing little by little until today he is one of the essentials and has already won 9 titles: 1 Champions League, 2 Club World Cups, 1 European Super Cup, 2 Leagues, 1 Cup del Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups.
In the offices they see the boy as a potential captain of the first team. For his character, for the years he has already accumulated in the first team and for always having impeccable behavior. 'El Pajarito', who has had offers, especially from the Premier League, and some of them dizzying, has always been clear that his priority was Real Madrid.
INJURY
For his part, Kepa underwent an ultrasound this Thursday which, in the absence of confirmation with the MRI scheduled for Friday, pointed to a small tear in the adductor of his right leg which, as EFE learned from Real Madrid sources, You could be out for two to three weeks.. The goalkeeper withdrew from the warm-up prior to the match against Sporting de Braga on Wednesday after suffering discomfort in the area.
After the first medical tests carried out on Kepa, a small tear was seen in the right adductor, although the club wants to be cautious and wait for the MRI scheduled for this Friday. Of course, they are already pointing to about two or three weeks of absence for the Spanish goalkeeper, which will make him miss Saturday's match against Valencia, not being able to be called up for Spain by Luis de la Fuente and, depending on his evolution, return after the international break either against Cádiz on November 26 or Naples three days later.
Kepa's place will be occupied by the Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, as he already did against Braga and successfully, saving a penalty in the 5th minute
Maduro's smokescreen with the Venezuelan 'Malvinas'
Besieged by the political phenomenon called María Corina Machado (who leads him by more than 70 points in the latest Meganalisis survey), Nicolás Maduro has gone on to counterattack with a risky bet under his arm: nationalist fervor.. “R
France toughens its immigration law
The new immigration law of the French Government, which was presented as “balanced” and which has begun its parliamentary journey these days, has toughened its content. In the first week of debate in the Senate, which concluded this Friday, measures have been approved to facilitate the expulsion of foreigners who have committed crimes, do not respect the values of the Republic or pose a serious threat to the country.. Furthermore, the only article that could satisfy the left and the immigrant associations has been decaffeinated: that of the regularization of undocumented people who work in jobs where there is hardly any labor.
The debate started on Monday. The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, had said that the project sought to “be good with the good and bad with the bad.”. The original text contained measures to please the left and the right. However, day by day the content has been tweaked, making more concessions to the latter, who considered the text to be too lax.. On Monday, for example, they voted in favor of withdrawing the State medical assistance device that the undocumented benefited from.. Instead, there will be emergency medical help.
Expulsions are made easier, the asylum application is complicated and the conditions for family reunification are also toughened.. The article that provided for the regularization of people in an illegal situation who work in sectors without labor such as hospitality or construction, has remained minimal.
Now, what has been voted is that the prefects of each region be the ones to assess each case individually, evaluating not only the work that the immigrant performs, but also their integration and whether they respect the values of the Republic.. The Republican party, key to the Government to move the text forward in the Assembly, asked that it be eliminated. Also the extreme right. It was one of the few concessions to the left, which from the beginning has described the text as excessively restrictive.
One of the priority objectives is to facilitate the expulsions of foreigners who have committed crimes.. To do this, the protections that some benefit from and that prevented them from being kicked out will be eliminated.. This is the case of those who are under 13 years old when they arrive in French territory, for example.
For this reason, the jihadist of Chechen origin who stabbed a teacher a little over a month ago in a high school in the north of the country could not be expelled from France.. Despite being booked for radicalization, he had arrived in France when he was less than 13 years old.
Those who have a final sentence of more than five years in prison will no longer benefit from that protection. Darmanin, who has been posting on Twitter (now. “The French do not understand that someone who has committed a crime cannot be expelled,” the minister had denounced.
The residence permit will also be withdrawn from those who do not respect the values of the Republic.. These, according to the text, are personal freedom, freedom of expression and conscience, equality between men and women, human dignity and respect for the symbols of the Republic.
Wearing “ostentatious religious clothing” or “spitting on the French flag in a patriotic ceremony” are some examples of non-respect for the aforementioned values, as Darmanin illustrated in the Senate.
Another controversial measure: until now, children born in France to foreign parents automatically obtain nationality upon reaching the age of majority.. This right is eliminated and they will have to expressly request it from the age of 16 to 18.. And those who have been sentenced to a sentence of more than six months in prison will not be able to do so.
Immigrant and anti-racism associations have written a letter to the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, to criticize this “unknown restriction of rights” until now.. “Access to French nationality favors immigration,” had defended Republican senator Valérie Boyer. The text ended the debate today in the Senate, where it will be voted next Tuesday. It will then go to the Assembly, which will begin processing it from December 11. The idea is that it will come into force at the beginning of next year.
The rich senator who calls for a Ministry of Happiness for Russia
Who. Valentina Ivanovna Matvienko (1949, USSR) is president of the Russian Senate and a true survivor of politics who has thrived in the shadow of Putinism. That. He has proposed the creation of a Ministry of Happiness. Because. He wants the department to examine the Government's proposals. The veteran politician amasses a great fortune at a time when her country is subject to sanctions due to the war.
Russians are persecuted and imprisoned for having a different opinion from the Government and many have left their country behind fleeing the war. But the president of the Russian Senate believes that what everyone needs is a Ministry of Happiness. “A department that will review all decisions and laws to see if each new rule or new government decree will make people happier.”
Valentina Matvienko, president of the Russian Federation Council, said during a speech at the recent educational conference Znanie (which means knowledge but was recently created to instill patriotic values in youth) that she came up with the idea in 2019 during a trip to the United Arab Emirates. This country has even created tools that measure benchmarks associated with happiness.
The author of the idea believes that one cannot wait: “Right now, a law on general happiness!”. Matvienko, 74, has some things in his favor to be happy: a fortune of approximately 9.9 million euros. He also acquired a villa in Venice. The war, however, has placed it under sanctions. The West is now a distant paradise and at the same time a “decaying enemy” for the creatures of Putinism.
Born in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, she was ambassador to Malta and Greece and also governor of Saint Petersburg. His son, Sergei Matvienko, also found happiness early: he was appointed vice president of the Bank of Saint Petersburg at just 30 years old.
The proposal to create a Ministry of Happiness comes at a time when the war is lengthening and so are the sanctions, while the Russians are increasingly in favor of a peace agreement that will end all this.. Russia's Levada Center reported that nearly three in four Russians said they would support President Vladimir Putin if he decided to call for an end to the conflict.
The president of the Senate follows the example of other countries that adopted these government happiness projects in the past. The UAE's move was preceded by Venezuela, which created its own ministry in 2013.. In India it has been implemented at the regional level.
Matvienko, who has chaired the Russian Federation Council since 2011, believes that now it is his country's turn. In 2022, Russia ranked 75th in the world ranking for self-reported happiness, tied with Tajikistan. Finland topped the list and all European countries were ranked happier than Russia.
Matvienko is a political survivor, who has prospered in two very different countries. He rose through the ranks in the Soviet Komsomol youth during the USSR. When Boris Yeltsin left office she was proposed for the 2000 elections that Putin won, but she refused to run. The first time she wanted to run for governor of St. Petersburg, Putin asked her to withdraw and she obediently did so. In the shadow of Putinism he came to power over Russia's second city in 2003.
These days he is seeking critical mass for his idea of happiness. “So far, I have a small group that supports this. You are welcome to join. I believe the time will come when we will create a Ministry of Happiness in Russia.” The war, for her, does not seem to be an obstacle.
Business sales have accumulated two negative quarters with a drop of 1.1% in the third
The total sales of the country's companies – both large, small and medium-sized – fell by 1.1% quarterly during the summer, thus chaining two consecutive negative quarters after the 0.9% decline they experienced from April to June, according to data published this Friday by the Tax Agency.
Spanish companies did poorly both in their sales within the country (which fell by 0.8% quarterly, worsening their decline) and in exports to other countries (which fell by 1.9% compared to the previous quarter, moderating their fall, since in the previous one they had sunk 3.5%).
Compared to data from a year ago, companies sold 0.5% more in the third quarter than in the same period of 2022, thanks to the boost in domestic consumption – 1.2% more were sold within the country. and despite the fact that sales to other countries were 2.1% lower than those of the same period in 2022 due to the cooling of international demand for goods.
National demand holds up, although it is heterogeneous. While sales for consumption showed a slight decline (-0.1%), due to the incipient impact of persistent inflation and the rise in interest rates on the disposable income of households; Capital sales, which include machinery, tools, buildings, computers and other equipment used in production, rose 10.1% quarterly, also driven by investment derived from the deployment of European Next Generation funds. Within the latter, sales of equipment and software maintained a notable intensity (14.1%), while those of construction almost doubled their growth, up to 6.7%.
For its part, the decline in sales abroad was mainly due to lower demand from third countries (especially Asian), since sales to the EU rose by 0.9%, although much less than in the previous quarter. , when they had risen 4%, due to the slowdown in growth in the different member states.
Although business sales remain in positive territory, as there is growth compared to a year ago, there is a slowdown in year-on-year terms compared to the previous quarters, which the Tax Agency explains by “the slight moderation in the growth of domestic sales and the contraction of exports”.
In the three quarters of the year as a whole, total sales grew by 2%, an increase that could be moderated if the fourth quarter is also negative for the evolution of business turnover.