Tax breaks for major cultural and sports events

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1. The bill would declare 25 initiatives as events of exceptional public interest: anniversaries of festivals and theaters, cultural commemorations, sports events such as the round-the-world sailing race or the Ryder Cup, the trip by Pope Leo XIV, and social programs.
2. Those who financially support these events could apply the maximum tax benefits provided by Law 49/2002 on patronage.
3. The bill would set the duration of each support program, with specific start and end dates for each event, mostly between 2026 and 2029.
4. It would establish a special tax regime for the 2027 Champions League final at the Atlético de Madrid stadium: exemptions for the organizing entity and the teams, rules for people working at the event, and customs and VAT facilities.
5. It would extend by five years the deadline to complete the inventory of movable property of the Church, preventing sales or transfers in the meantime, and it would adjust the 4.98 euro copay cap on reduced-copay medicines.
6. Expenses incurred for each event would have to be certified under Law 49/2002, and the Government would be empowered to issue any implementing rules needed.

Who it affects

• Companies and individuals sponsoring or donating to the declared events: Could apply the maximum tax benefits under Law 49/2002 if they support these events.
• Organizing entity and teams of the 2027 Champions League final: Would be exempt from some taxes on income tied to the final and would get customs and VAT facilities.
• Non-resident event workers and medicine users: Non-residents working at the final would get special tax rules, and the 4.98 euro cap on reduced-copay medicines is adjusted.
• Church institutions: The deadline to inventory their movable property would be extended five years, and such property could not be sold or transferred meanwhile.

Words worth knowing

Acontecimiento de excepcional interés público

Event declared by law to be of great general interest, allowing sponsors to get tax deductions.

Mecenazgo

Private financial support for cultural, sports or social activities in exchange for tax benefits.

Impuesto sobre Sociedades

Corporate income tax paid by companies on their profits.

Impuesto sobre la Renta de no Residentes

Tax paid by people or companies that earn income in Spain without living there.

Grupos ATC

Technical classification of medicines by active substance; here it refers to drugs with a reduced copay.

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