Senate General Assembly, with only dissenting votes Citizens and VoxIt has definitively approved the draft law that renews the Basque Country’s quota for the five-year period 2022-2026 and, in addition to the amendments, provides a temporary contribution of 1,472 million euros from the Basque Country to the State of the base year. Basque Concert and Economic Agreement with Navarra, payment of new taxes.
This way, The Upper House almost unanimously rejected the vetoes presented by Vox and Ciudadanos, Thus, we give the last place to these three laws, which will come into force after their publication in the Official State Gazette (BOE).
The processing of these three laws in the Cortes was by single reading and fast way, namely,without going to presentations or commissions and shortening delivery times, It claims to have arisen from various bilateral talks with the Basque Government and the Government of Navarra.
In any case, Ciudadanos and Vox were rejected by Ciudadanos and Vox, who filed a criminal complaint against this ‘express’ route and additionally condemned the “opacity” in quota calculation and the “inequality” between regions.
new taxes
The bill will be amended Economic Concert with The Basque Country states that Basque Treasures will begin administering new taxes, such as the special tax on Non-Reusable Plastic Containers or the Provisional Tax in Solidarity of Great Luck, as determined at the Joint Commission on 27 December.
With regard to the Agreement with Navarre, Combine the tax on banks and energy companies with the tax on non-reusable plastic containers, The Foral Government plans to raise a total of 104 million euros in 2023 and 2024.
in case ofNew tax on large fortunes to be applied in the stateNavarra will undertake this in its own arrangements, but will not be enforced in practice as the Inheritance tax will continue to be in effect in the Foral Community.
Regarding temporary liens on energy companies and financial institutions, Navarra will receive 1.6% of all Spanish revenue in 2023 and 2024. In addition, Foral Community will fully undertake the definition and management of State aid financed by the collection of both taxes.
basque quota
Regarding the Basque quota, the five-year legal group leaves the meeting of the Joint Commission between the central Executive and the Basque Country, where the imputation index will be kept at 6.24% and the Basque Country’s provisional contribution to the State for the base year is set at 1,472 million euros.
In any case, the new quota methodology five-year period 2022-2026 It is awarded in an amount very close to what the Basque Country has now paid to the State for the previous five-year period. Of course, in this base quota, the assessment of active employment policies is not integrated as an assumed burden, which is applied annually as compensation for the liquid quota payable to the government.
final quantities The 2021 liquid quota (€1.403 million) is divided into financial compensation (final 2021 and provisional 2022) and assessment of active employment policies (firm 2021 and provisional 2022).