What it is
Government agreement setting the budgetary stability and public debt objectives for the whole of Public Administrations and each of their subsectors for the period 2021-2023 and the non-financial expenditure limit of the State Budget for the year 2021.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedType of initiative: objetivo de estabilidad presupuestaria. It was introduced on 12 February 2020. 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.
- Introduced12 February 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted18 February 2020The 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.
- Plenary25 February 2020All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate27 February 2020The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE4 March 2020It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 7 official steps on a timeline
27 February 2020
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Government agreement setting the budgetary stability and public debt objectives for the Public Administrations as a whole and for each of their subsectors for the 2021-2023 period and the non-financial expenditure limit of the State Budget for 2021. The budgetary stability and public debt objectives proposed by the Government are voted on.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 13· updated 11 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.
Or see how most of each province voted
- A Coruña More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Albacete Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 5 yes · 7 no
- Almería More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Asturias More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Ávila Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Badajoz Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 13 yes · 10 no · 7 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 6 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Cantabria More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Girona Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- Granada More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 5 yes · 3 no
- León Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Lleida Tie 1 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Lugo Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes against 17 yes · 18 no
- Málaga Tie 5 yes · 5 no
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 4 yes · 5 no
- Navarra Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Palencia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Salamanca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Segovia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 7 yes · 5 no
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Toledo More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 7 yes · 8 no
- Valladolid More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Zamora More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV) and Gcup-ec-gc. Against, most of Ciudadanos, GPlu, Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 19 most voted in favour; in 16, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 19
- Against: 16
- Abstained: 1
- Tie: 16
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Euskal Herria Bildu | 5 | 5 abst. |
| Republicano | 13 | 13 abst. |
| Socialista | 120 | 120 in favour |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 9 | 4 in favour · 4 against · 1 did not vote |
| Ciudadanos | 10 | 10 against |
| Gcup-ec-gc | 35 | 35 in favour |
| GPlu | 12 | 3 in favour · 8 against · 1 abst. |
| Popular en el Congreso | 88 | 85 against · 3 did not vote |
| VOX | 52 | 43 against · 9 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 5 of sitting 13
The count and every seat’s vote.
Retrieved 11 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.