The package of measures approved by the Spanish government to address the effects of the Iran-Contra conflict will have an impact of over 70 million euros on the Balearic Islands. This was confirmed on Monday in Palma by the Secretary of State for Tourism, Rosario Sánchez, after meeting with social and economic stakeholders. According to her, the set of measures—valued at 5 billion euros and comprising some eighty initiatives—will primarily benefit the Islands through tax reductions on electricity and subsidies of 20 cents per liter of fuel for industries such as transportation. Furthermore, the extension of the electricity and heating subsidies, as well as the extension of rental contracts for up to two years, are expected to benefit approximately 24,000 homes in the archipelago. The Government Delegate in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez, has urged the regional government to approve additional measures to protect families and businesses "as soon as possible." He also called for the support of the People's Party (PP) and Vox in Congress to validate the anti-crisis decrees, which include both tax breaks and a temporary freeze on rents.

"We must put restraint on the table. Now is the time to stop. It's time to set limits." These were the words of the president of the Council of Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, in May 2024 at the press conference where he announced that the island institution would reduce the number of tourist accommodations in Mallorca. The announcement made it clear that the Popular Party admitted the island was saturated and, moreover, it perfectly aligned with the flagship measure that the president still intends to implement, despite being stalled: limiting the entry of vehicles. "The goal is to feel visited, not invaded," proclaimed the former island councilor for Tourism, Marcial Rodríguez, to reinforce Galmés's idea. With just over a year left in his term, the president has still not implemented any measures against saturation. In fact, Galmés's strategy against saturation is clear: make grand announcements while opening new markets to attract more visitors to Mallorca. The Balearic Islands are projected to receive over 19 million tourists in 2025, 13.55 million of whom will visit Mallorca. In this context, the Consell (Island Council) has signed agreements for new routes with airlines such as Etihad, which will operate three weekly direct flights from Palma between Mallorca and Abu Dhabi starting in June. In fact, the capital of the United Arab Emirates is a crucial connection point to Asia. Currently, connecting the Balearic Islands with the Asian continent requires a layover in Frankfurt. "Some people prefer to pay for a direct flight," says Pedro Fiol, president of the Balearic Islands Business Association of Travel Agencies (Aviba).

The City Council has announced the same measure twice in a year and a half: the mayor of Palma, Jaime Martínez, appeared before the media on Tuesday to announce that Cort will prohibit new tourist rental homes, exactly the same initiative that he said would be implemented in the short term. May 29, 2024. Thus, the only effective measure Martínez has implemented regarding tourist rentals in a year and a half has been to call another press conference to repeat the same announcement.

The Socialist Workers' Party (PSIB) proposed creating an island land pool in Mallorca so that municipalities can build social housing (VPO) and also proposed lowering the limit of 400,000 tourist accommodation spaces and implementing low-emission zones (LEZs) in the island's large municipalities. These are some of the 237 resolution proposals the Socialists have presented for debate at the July plenary session of the island institution to reverse "two years of inaction by the PP and Vox."