The Balearic Government will conduct opinion polls to survey residents on “current and structural” issues, such as immigration, tourism and housing.
This has been reported by the Vice President and Minister of Economy, Finance and Innovation, Antoni Costa, who appeared last Tuesday before the Finance Committee of the Parliament of the Balearic Islands. There he presented the main budgetary lines of the Conselleria, which, in general terms, will have a budget of 88.1 million euros, representing an increase of 12.3 million (16.3%) compared to 2024.
In this context, Costas has detailed that the General Directorate of Economy and Statistics will have an increase of 26.3% in its budget, and that among its main projects for next year is the realization of the Opinion Surveys of the Balearic Islands (EOIB).
Balearic Islands Opinion Polls
“This will be a consultation service for residents to gauge their opinion on current and structural issues, such as housing, tourism or immigration. The budget, adding own funds and the collection of the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS), will amount to more than one million euros,” said Costas. La Voz de Ibiza has consulted with the Government on this issue but they have not provided more details than those exposed by the councilor days ago. In addition, Costas has informed that “a study will be made with a budget of approximately 80,000 euros on the minimum aid for the Balearic Islands”. “The objective is to analyze the new legal framework of the minimum regulation, which will allow to study a new limit for the Balearic Islands. The quantification of this new limit will be defined by the updating of the costs derived from insularity, and with this we want to take a step forward to address a problem that undoubtedly affects the competitiveness of our companies and puts them at a disadvantage compared to those of the mainland,” he argued.
