{
  "id": 18066091,
  "title": "The B side of mass tourism: Salou and Benidorm complain about having to balance accounts suffocated by spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/la-cara-b-del-turismo-masivo-salou-y-benidorm-se-quejan-por-tener-que",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T04:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/2026-11-04/la-cara-b-del-turismo-masivo-salou-y-benidorm-se-quejan-por-tener-que-cuadrar-unas-cuentas-asfixiadas-por-el-gasto.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The mayors of Salou and Benidorm, two tourist towns on Spain's Mediterranean coast, are calling for a reform of the local financing system. Salou's mayor, Pere Granados, says that providing services to millions of tourists a year puts a strain on the town's resources, with only 33,000 residents. Benidorm is facing a €360 million fine, which is complicating its efforts to reduce debt. Both towns are seeking greater resources to cope with the demands of tourism.",
  "summary": "Both towns claim to reform the local financing law to collect a part of the VAT generated in the municipality.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}