What it is
Bill would make thalidomide aid payments income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. free
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 14 June 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Official title: Private member's bill regarding the tax exemption of the aid provided for in Royal Decree 574/2023, of July 4, regulating the procedure for granting aid to people affected by thalidomide in Spain during the period 1950-1985.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000205· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- Thalidomide was a drug sold from 1957 as a sedative and for morning sickness. One of its two forms caused birth defects, mainly shortened or missing limbs, and Spain did not withdraw it until 1963.
- Aid already exists: a 2010 royal decree paid 24 affected people between €30,000 and €100,000, and Royal Decree 574/2023 sets €12,000 per point of disability for those gestated between 1950 and 1985.
- The bill argues it is unfair that these payments are taxed while aid for other groups, such as people affected by HIV, is tax exempt. It also notes that nearby countries already grant full tax exemptions.
- The bill would add a section to Article 7 of the Personal Income Tax Law to exempt the aid under Royal Decree 574/2023 and any other payment received as a thalidomide victim, retroactively. The law would take effect on January 1, 2026.
Who it affects
- People affected by thalidomide in Spain between 1950 and 1985: They would stop paying personal income tax on aid under Royal Decree 574/2023 and on any other payments received as victims.
- People who already received this aid: The exemption would apply retroactively from the entry into force of the new section.
Words worth knowing
- Proposición de ley
- A bill: a text a parliamentary group submits so it can become law. It is not approved yet.
- IRPF
- Spanish personal income tax, paid on income such as wages or aid payments.
- Rentas exentas
- Exempt income: money you receive but do not pay tax on.
- Teratogénico
- Something that can 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.
- Introduced14 June 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted17 June 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
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.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000205
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 12 November 2026
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