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The territorial government of Gibraltar, based on law in the 2006 constitution, collects its own taxes and budgets its costs and capital expenditure, with maximum personal tax rates of 28% and company tax of 10%. Spain notes that the European Commission is investigating the tax regime of Gibraltar and that Spain considers Gibraltar a tax haven.
Military history of Gibraltar during World War II • Timeline of events • A Catalina flies by the North Front of the Rock as it leaves Gibraltar on a patrol, 1942 (Imperial War Museum) Late 1939 Construction of a solid surface runway begins in Gibraltar. 9 Sep 1939 No. 202 Squadron RAF is ordered to Gibraltar. 25 Sep 1939
The closed Spanish gate at the border between Gibraltar and Spain, 1977. The Gibraltar territory currently contains an 800-metre (2,625 ft) long section of the isthmus that links the Rock with mainland Spain. Spain does not acknowledge British sovereignty over Gibraltar beyond the fortified perimeter of the town as at 1704.
Annotated satellite view of the Strait of Gibraltar. The history of Gibraltar has been driven by its strategic position near the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea. It is a narrow peninsula at the eastern side of the Bay of Gibraltar, 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the city of Algeciras.
From the very beginning of World War II, Spain favoured the Axis Powers. Apart from ideology, Spain had a debt to Germany of $212 million for supplies of matériel during the Civil War. Indeed, in June 1940, after the Fall of France , the Spanish Ambassador to Berlin had presented a memorandum in which Franco declared he was "ready under ...
The Carlists stated that a Carlist Spain would retake Gibraltar and conquer Portugal. [3] The Falange, both prior to and after its merger with the Carlists, supported the unification of Gibraltar and Portugal into Spain. During its early years, the Falange produced maps that showed Portugal as a province of Spain. [4]
Third siege of Gibraltar; Fourth siege of Gibraltar; Battle of Ceuta (1339) Battle of Getares; Battle of Río Salado; Battle of Estepona; Siege of Algeciras (1342–1344) Fifth siege of Gibraltar; Part of the Reconquista; Location: Mediterranean Sea (Strait of Gibraltar) Crown of Aragon. Kingdom of Castile. Kingdom of Portugal. Supported by ...
The Streets of Gibraltar - A Short History. Gibraltar Books. Heriot, John (1792). An historical sketch of Gibraltar, with an account of the siege which that fortress stood against the combined forces of France and Spain. London: B. Millan. Hills, George (1974). Rock of Contention: A history of Gibraltar. London: Robert Hale & Company. ISBN 0 ...