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What it is

How the Basque Country's payment to the Spanish State is set for 2022-2026

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 1 February 2023. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill approving the methodology for determining the Basque Country quota for the five-year period 2022-2026.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000144· updated 11 Nov

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  1. It approves the method for setting the Basque Country's quota (Cupo The amount of money the Basque Country pays to the Spanish State to contribute to general State burdens it does not manage.) for the 2022-2026 five-year period, following the Economic Agreement and the Basque Statute of Autonomy.
  2. The quota is calculated by taking State burdens not assumed by the Autonomous Community, applying adjustments and compensations, with an imputation index of 6.24% for the whole five-year period.
  3. The quota for the base year 2022 is updated for later years using an index based on the forecast of revenue from agreed taxes in the State Revenue Budget, and it is settled definitively in May of the following year.
  4. The quota is paid in three equal installments each year, in May, September and December.
  5. It sets adjustments for VAT, the Excise Duties on Manufacturing, the tax on non-reusable plastic packaging and the tax on fluorinated greenhouse gases, with specific percentages to split revenue between the Basque Country and the rest of the State.
  6. The law takes effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado) and applies retroactively from January 1, 2022. It repeals the previous law, the one for the 2017-2021 period.

Who it affects

  • The Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, which must pay the quota to the State in three installments a year.: It pays under the new method.
  • The Basque Historical Territories (Álava, Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia), because the quota is split among them.: Each one contributes its share.
  • The Spanish public treasury, which receives the quota payment.: It collects in May, September and December.
  • The Mixed Commission of the Economic Agreement, which approves the adjustment procedures and may revise the quota if powers or taxes change.: It takes part in the calculation and revisions.

Words worth knowing

Cupo
The amount of money the Basque Country pays to the Spanish State to contribute to general State burdens it does not manage.
Concierto Económico (Economic Agreement)
The rule that governs economic and tax relations between the Spanish State and the Basque Country.
Territorio Histórico (Historical Territory)
Each of the three Basque provinces: Álava, Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia.
Índice de imputación (imputation index)
The percentage used to calculate what share of State burdens the Basque Country must pay.
Tributos concertados (agreed taxes)
Taxes collected by the Basque Country that are used to calculate the quota.

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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.

  1. Introduced1 February 2023Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted7 February 2023The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments10 February 2023Groups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary21 February 2023All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate23 February 2023The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE29 March 2023It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 7 official steps on a timeline
Feb 2023Feb 2023Feb 2023Feb 2023Mar 2023Mar 2023Mar 2023Mar 202311. 1 February 2023: Presentación22. 7 February 2023: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 07/02/2023 hasta 10/02/202333. 7 February 2023: Calificación44. 10 February 2023: Enmiendas desde 10/02/2023 hasta 21/02/202355. 21 February 2023: Pleno Aprobación desde 21/02/2023 hasta 23/02/202366. 23 February 2023: Senado desde 23/02/2023 hasta 29/03/202377. 29 March 2023: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 29/03/2023 hasta 27/04/2023

23 February 2023

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 273 yes · 60 no · 3 abst.

Voted on: Overall vote on the text of the Government bill approving the methodology for determining the Basque Country quota for the five-year period 2022-2026, processed in a single reading, taking into account the distributed technical corrections.

This law had 3 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 239· updated 10 Nov

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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 Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Ciudadanos and VOX. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 51 most voted in favour; in 1, against.

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

  • In favour: 51
  • Against: 1
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu5
5 in favour
Republicano13
13 in favour
Socialista120
118 in favour · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)6
6 in favour
Mixto11
6 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos9
8 against · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-gc33
31 in favour · 2 did not vote
GPlu12
7 in favour · 1 abst. · 4 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso88
87 in favour · 1 did not vote
VOX52
51 against · 1 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.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Ley 10/2023, of April 3, approving the methodology for determining the Basque Country quota for the five-year period 2022-2026.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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 only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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