Barcelona city officials have raised the maximum fine for boozing on the street up to £520 – while sanctions for peeing in public have also risen fom £170 to £260
British holidaymakers have been warned they face increased fines in Barcelona if they are caught drinking in the street as part of a crackdown on uncivil behaviour.
City hall chiefs have raised the fine for street boozing to a maximum of £520. The sanction for going to the toilet where you shouldn’t has jumped from £170 to £260. The fines for graffitiing public buildings has also gone up – from £260 to £430.
The new penalties came into force yesterday following a council announcement a fortnight ago. Barcelona’s Deputy Mayor for Security Albert Battle said fines were being increased to stamp out the sensation of “impunity.” He added: “Our priority is to bring order to everything that happens in public spaces.
“Following the Covid pandemic public spaces are being used more intensively and this has had consequences we need to deal with. The objectives of our maintenance plans revolve around guaranteeing civility in the city by increasing the financial sanctions for uncivil practices.”