What it is

Agreement by which, in accordance with Article 15 of Organic Law 2/2012, of 27 April, on Budgetary Stability and Financial Sustainability, the budgetary stability and public debt objectives are set for the whole of Public Administrations and each of their subsectors for the period 2013-2015 and the non-financial expenditure limit of the State Budget for 2013.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

Type of initiative: objetivo de estabilidad presupuestaria. It was introduced on 21 July 2012. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 430/000002· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced21 July 2012Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted23 July 2012The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary24 July 2012All 350 deputies vote.
Senate24 July 2012The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE26 July 2012It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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24 July 2012

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 177 yes · 140 no · 1 abst.

Voted on: Agreement by which, in accordance with Article 15 of Organic Law 2/2012, of 27 April, on Budgetary Stability and Financial Sustainability, the budgetary stability and public debt objectives are set for the whole of Public Administrations and each of their subsectors for the period 2013-2015 and the non-financial expenditure limit of the State Budget for 2013.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 50· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GIP and GUPyD. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 36 most voted in favour; in 9, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 36
Against: 9
Tie: 7

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	103 against · 7 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 against
Mixto	18	1 in favour · 7 against · 1 abst. · 9 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	1 in favour · 13 against · 2 did not vote
GIP	11	8 against · 3 did not vote
GUPyD	5	4 against · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	185	175 in favour · 10 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 430/000002
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 50
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.

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