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    <title><![CDATA[Ara Balears in English - proposals]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[MÁS por Palma proposes limiting home purchases and raising taxes on speculative sales]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/2c069ea9-d146-48b2-b6ee-ae56dd906563_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>MÁS per Palma has presented two proposals to "stop real estate speculators" and to only allow the purchase of homes for residential use or social rental in the city, along with a tax increase for those who make "speculative sales." The pro-independence party has criticized the PP and PSOE for being "incapable" of implementing "any truly effective measures to curb speculation in this area" and warns that the problem "is not caused by technical reasons but by a lack of political will," as MÁS explained in a statement. "The data is outrageous, and the Administration has legal tools to provide solutions. What is lacking is political courage," stated the spokesperson for MÉS per Palma, Neus Truyol. In this regard, she pointed out that Palma should not be a place where "a few profit, nor a dead end for the majority," and therefore asserted that "homes are for living in, not for speculation."</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:45:32 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[The Sumar deputy, Vicenç Vidal, and the councilor for MÁS per Palma, Neus Truyol]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[The party has criticized the PP and PSOE for being "incapable" of implementing any truly effective measures to curb speculation.]]></subtitle>
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