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What it is

Bill would make thalidomide aid payments tax free

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 19 October 2024. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill on the tax exemption of the aid provided for in Royal Decree 574/2023, of 4 July, regulating the procedure for granting aid to persons affected by thalidomide in Spain during the period 1950-1985.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000135· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would add an exemption to personal income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. for the aid payments under Royal Decree 574/2023 for people affected by thalidomide in Spain between 1950 and 1985.
  2. The exemption would also cover any other amount received for being a thalidomide victim, such as pensions or capital gains, and would apply retroactively from the moment it takes effect.
  3. The explanatory statement explains that thalidomide caused birth defects, that Spain withdrew it in 1963, and that earlier aid payments were not enough to compensate everyone affected.
  4. The law would take effect on January 1, 2025.

Who it affects

  • People affected by thalidomide in Spain between 1950 and 1985: They would stop paying taxes on the aid under Royal Decree 574/2023 and on any other amounts received for that condition.
  • The Tax Agency: It would stop collecting personal income tax on those payments, with retroactive effect.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley
A bill: a text a parliamentary group submits so it can become law. It is not approved yet.
Exención fiscal
Tax exemption: money that does not have to be declared or taxed.
IRPF
Spain's personal income tax, paid on income.
Efecto retroactivo
Retroactive effect: the rule also applies to situations before it took effect.
Teratogénico
Teratogenic: able to cause birth defects during pregnancy.
income tax
The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced19 October 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted22 October 2024The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2024Nov 202411. 19 October 2024: Presentación22. 22 October 2024: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 22/10/2024 hasta 25/10/202433. 22 October 2024: Calificación44. 25 October 2024: Gobierno Contestación desde 25/10/2024 hasta 10/12/202455. 10 December 2024: Concluido - (Decaído) desde 10/12/2024 hasta 17/12/2024

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

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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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