Bill to protect grassroots sports clubs and their volunteers

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1. The bill would amend Law 14/2013 on support for entrepreneurs to protect nonprofit sports clubs and the people who work with them, arguing that current labor and Social Security rules could threaten their survival.
2. The bill would require the Superior Sports Council and the autonomous communities to agree, within six months, on an Economic Support and Improvement Plan for Grassroots Sports. The plan would regulate paid activities at clubs and ensure that money volunteers receive to cover expenses does not count as salary.
3. It would also have Social Security rules set maximum amounts for volunteers and presume, unless proven otherwise, that these payments are not salary. Labor and Social Security inspectors would receive instructions to apply these criteria.
4. The Government would push for a special regime and tax changes in corporate tax and VAT for grassroots sports entities, and mass inspections of grassroots sports would be suspended until the measures are approved. The law would take effect with the first State Budget Law passed after its publication.

Who it affects

• Nonprofit sports clubs, especially the 62,363 registered non-professional grassroots clubs in Spain.: They would receive economic support and tax and labor treatment suited to their limited resources.
• Grassroots sports volunteers.: Money they receive to cover expenses would not count as salary, and they would get specific training.
• Coaches, athletes and professionals at clubs.: Their paid activities would be regulated according to each sport.
• Children and teenagers who play sports at grassroots clubs.: The goal is to keep sports affordable and protect their right to play sports on equal terms.

Words worth knowing

Disposición adicional

A section of a law that adds rules on a specific topic outside the main articles.

Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social

The public body that monitors compliance with labor and Social Security rules.

Impuesto de sociedades

Corporate income tax paid by companies and entities on their profits.

IVA

Value added tax (VAT), paid when buying goods or services.

Disposición transitoria

A rule explaining how the law applies during the period before all its measures take effect.

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