A fiscal advisor alerts about a frequent illegal practice in the bars of Spain to pay more: “It cannot be done”

Going out to eat or dinner at a restaurant is a very recurrent plan of the Spaniards. And there is nothing better to sit on a terrace and take a Cover accompanied by a soda To enjoy the sun and the good weather.

However, a pleasant stay can be fogged by what marks the account. Sometimes the waiter gives us the ticket and the price which is reflected may be much higher than expected.

Sometimes, that figure may be justified. In others, it is possible that the premises have taken advantage and carried out practice that is illegal. This is confirmed José Ramón López Martíneza tax advisor known in social networks such as @tu_blog_fiscal. “They cast it this weekend and I didn’t realize,” he says.

In a video Published in Tiktok the expert has explained what happened to him and alerts that It is something that the hospitality and restoration establishments of Spain do regularly.

The illegal practice in restaurants for customers to pay more, according to a fiscal advisor

José Ramón López Martínez says that a restaurant came out during the weekend, although his experience was not entirely positive. He was a victim of a Very recurring practice to make customers pay more. The Fiscal Advisor warns: “It’s illegal”holds.

In a video he explains what happened to him. «When I looked at the letter, I saw that there was a menu and that it cost 23 euros», He says. To demonstrate this, you have attached an image of the account where this figure can be checked. But this is not all he had scored on the ticket. “The 10% VAT increase was seen”he adds.

«This really cannot be done because the General Law for the Defense of Consumers and Users says that and that Lprices must already have the VAT included and not lead to confusion, ”he says.

What can the client do before this illegal practice of restaurants?

José Ramón López Martínez recommends “Collect tests” to show that the restaurant is carrying out an illegal practice. Then the person You have to “put a complaint to consumption”. However, he launches a final notice: “In no case should you stop paying the total.”