Celebrities Isabel Pantoja, Bertín Osborne, Arda Turan, Paz Vega, and Mario Conde Find Themselves on a Debtor's List
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Unveiled Tax Debts: Span's Top Offenders Revealed!
Spanish singer Isabel Pantoja joins a slew of bigwigs, including entertainer Bertín Osborne, in the list of major tax debtors, owing a whopping €1 million. Footballer Arda Turan follows closely, with €1.3 million in arrears.
Other notables on the list include actress Paz Vega (€2.3 million), businessman Mario Conde (€3.8 million, but a €2.6 million reduction from the previous year), and Desguaces la Torre, a company owned by Luis Miguel Rodríguez (€3.7 million).
Progress Report: Off the List and On It
Some governmental entities, such as Real Murcia (€6.3 million), Afinsa (€1.5 million), and four societies of the Polaris group (€87.4 million), no longer appear on the list. Yet others, eager to avoid the financial stigma, settled their taxes, generating income of €97.95 million.
The Total Debt Figure: A Year-Over-Year Increase
Data from the Tax Agency reveals that the overall debt stands at €16,138 million in 2024, a 5.9% increase from the previous year, with physical persons accounting for €1,579 million, and legal persons contributing €14,558 million. If duplicate entries are removed, the total drops to €13,697 million, an 8.5% increase [1].
The Statistical Snapshot: Insolvency and Derivations
28% of the total debt (€4,508 million) corresponds to 1,224 debtors in the insolvency process, where recovery options are limited due to the duration of the process. The list also includes liability derivations of 2,185 main debtors to their subsidiaries or joint and several liable persons, amounting to €2,858 million.
[1] Enrichment Data: The top tax debtors in Spain as of 2024, with their respective debts, are:
- Arda Turan, former Turkish footballer with Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona, owing €1.3 million.
- Isabel Pantoja, Spanish singer, with €1 million.
- Bertin Osborne, entertainer, with €865,000.
- Desguaces La Torre, company owned by Luis Miguel Rodriguez (el chatarrero), with tax arrears of €3.7 million.
- Actress Paz Vega, with a debt amounting to €2.3 million.
- Mario Conde, former banking executive, currently owing €3.8 million, having reduced his previous dues by €2.6 million.
- In the realm of finance and business, it's evident that several high-profile individuals from Spain's entertainment and business industries have found themselves embroiled in tax debts, with examples such as Isabel Pantoja, Bertín Osborne, Arda Turan, Paz Vega, and Mario Conde being among the top offenders.
- Some businesses, like Real Murcia, Afinsa, and certain societies of the Polaris group, have managed to clear their tax debts and remove themselves from the list, while others, cognizant of the financial stigma associated with tax arrears, have settled their debts, thus generating significant income for the government.
