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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Detail of a fish market, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Last minute Christmas shopping, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Last minute Christmas shopping at the Boqueria market (Barcelona)

Detail of a fish market, at the Boqueria Market, on December 23, 2025, in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). The Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU) warns in its latest report that the prices of the most common foods at Christmas have risen by 10.3% on average, a notable increase but less than last year. Photo by David Zorrakino / Europa Press / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain's consumer organizations call for gov't price control

STORY: Spain's consumer organizations call for gov't price control DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a supermarket in Barcelona 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN SANCHEZ, Secretary-General of Facua-Consumers in Action 3. various of a supermarket and food products 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ILEANA IZVERNICEANU, Director of Communication and Institutional Relations at OCU 5. various of a gas station with fuel prices and a boiler at a home STORYLINE: Spain's main consumer organizations have called for price control by the Spanish government, warning that recent price hikes have still not peaked. Consumers in Action (FACUA) is calling on the Spanish authorities to step in and control prices to ensure companies are not taking advantage of consumers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): RUBEN SANCHEZ, Secretary-General of Consumers in Action (FACUA) "It's fundamental that the Ministry of Consumer Affairs in coordination with the autonomous regions devel

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Spain reduces sales tax on gas to 5 pct

STORY: Spain reduces sales tax on gas to 5 pct DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a gas cooker and a consumer with a gas bill 2. various of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez 3. various of tanks and facilities of gas companies 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): RUBEN SANCHEZ, Secretary-General, Spanish consumer association Consumers in Action (FACUA) 5. various of gas tanks in port and ships carrying gas STORYLINE: Spanish government decided to reduce the sales tax on gas from 21 to 5 percent. According to authorities, the anti-inflation measure will come into effect in October and will be in force until December 31, and could be extended into 2023. According to Spain's two largest consumer rights organizations, Consumers in Action (FACUA) and Organization of Consumers and Users (OCU), depending on the type of contract and the level of gas consumption, many households could experience monthly savings of between 5 and 19 euros. Ac