What it is
Bill to restore the 50% Social Security contribution discount in Ceuta and Melilla
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 8 March 2024. Introduced by: Senado.
Official title: Private member's bill for the recovery of the reduction of employer Social Security contributions for business owners in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, whose activities are included in the sectors covered by this law, with contribution accounts and workers assigned to said companies.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000005· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would remove the new system of a 262 euro monthly discount per worker created by royal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses. 1/2023, by repealing its Article 31.
- It would restore the 50% discount on employer Social Security contributions that existed before, set out in the twenty-third additional provision of the General Social Security Law. It would also apply to contracts signed since September 1, 2023 that could have qualified under the previous system.
- Royal Decree 660/2023, which created a grant system to compensate companies, would be repealed on December 31 of the year after the law takes effect.
- The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette, except for the repeal of Royal Decree 660/2023, which comes later.
Who it affects
- Employers in Ceuta and Melilla in sectors such as agriculture, industry, commerce, tourism and hospitality: They would again pay 50% less in Social Security contributions for workers on permanent contracts.
- Workers on permanent contracts at those companies: Their contracts could again qualify for the discount, including those signed since September 1, 2023.
- Social Security administration: It would have to apply the previous discount system again instead of the current one.
Words worth knowing
- Cuotas patronales
- The amounts the employer (not the worker) pays to Social Security for each employee.
- Bonificación
- A discount the company receives on its Social Security contributions.
- Contrato indefinido
- A permanent employment contract with no planned end date.
- Texto refundido
- A law that gathers and organizes into a single text all the rules on one subject.
- Disposición derogatoria
- The part of a law that states which earlier laws or rules stop being in force.
- royal decree-law
- A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
- decree-law
- A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced8 March 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted12 March 2024The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments15 March 2024Groups 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 5 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.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000005
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
- 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.