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Austerity Winter 2025: Mallorca's Service Providers Cut Opening Hours – How Long Can They Hold Out?

What Is Putting Pressure on Mallorca’s Small Businesses This Winter?

Higher costs, weaker sales and lower winter demand are putting Mallorca’s small businesses under strain.

Published: April 22, 2026
Austerity Winter 2025: Mallorca's Service Providers Cut Opening Hours – How Long Can They Hold Out?

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Why are small businesses in Mallorca struggling more during winter?

Several pressures are coming together at once: higher social security costs, taxes, wage talks, energy prices and weaker summer income in some cases. For many family-run places in Mallorca, winter is the hardest period because fewer visitors mean less turnover, while fixed costs remain high. That makes even small changes in sales or expenses feel significant.

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