Spain proposes bans on concert ticket scalping

Spain plans to introduce a new bill. The purpose of the bill is to promote permanent consumption. It also focuses on reducing prices. The government intends to ban the resale of concert tickets for profit. Advertising fossil fuels will also be prohibited. The bill causes confusing environmental requirements. Advertising restrictions for domestic products may be in place. The government wants parliamentary approval for this initiative.

Spain's government unveiled a draft bill on Tuesday aimed at promoting sustainable consumption and reducing prices, which would ban practices such as reselling concert tickets for profit and advertising fossil fuels or cars powered by them.

"This government's objective is to encourage industry's transition towards more accessible and sustainable models, thereby lowering prices for consumers and also making decisive progress in environmental protection," Consumer Rights Minister Pablo Bustinduy said.

The bill would also ban "advertising based on fear of crime or natural disasters and would stop companies from making false or misleading claims about their environmental credentials, a practice known as greenwashing.

Ads for most domestic flights will also be prohibited as the government pushes for travellers to use electric-powered trains. The bill will need approval from parliament, where the government, if socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is in a minority since winning another term in a vote in late 2023, will face challenges. The government has struggled to garner sufficient parliamentary support in the House to pass a series of bills and has not yet presented a budget for this year and next.

Bustinduy, who belongs to the far-left Junior coalition Sumar, has launched campaigns against businesses such as budget airlines and tourism summer rentals with mixed results. A court last week suspended fines of 179 million euros imposed by his ministry on low-cost carriers for charging for cabin baggage. Some of the rental listings his ministry had ordered to be removed from platforms such as Airbnb in May are still being advertised.

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Spain Proposes Bans On Concert Ticket Scalping

News Source : Economic Times