What it is
Economic support and protection for Spain's agri-food sector
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 16 September 2025. Introduced by: Senado.
Official title: Private member's bill in support of the Spanish food system as an essential strategic sector of the economy.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000033· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would create yearly aid for farmers and ranchers in sectors in crisis, paid as minimis aid, while an income stabilization insurance is developed.
- It would apply the minimum VAT rate to energy and to raw materials bought by agricultural producers as long as there is a risk of activity shutdown.
- It strengthens the monitoring of agricultural markets and creates early warning systems for economic, climate or health disruptions. It would also study creating strategic reserves of basic foods.
- It reviews the combined agricultural insurance system to strengthen its coverage and guarantees hydrological drought coverage for irrigated farmland in 2025. It also amends the agricultural insurance law so insurance can cover producers' income.
- It promotes carbon farming: farmers and ranchers could sell the carbon absorbed by their operations on the emissions market as an extra source of income.
- It improves producers' bargaining position through reference markets, larger cooperatives and direct sales. It also adjusts the treatment of agricultural plant waste and requires the Government to analyze the rural impact of new rules.
Who it affects
- Farmers and ranchers: Could receive yearly aid if their sector is in crisis and their operations lose profitability.
- Policyholders in the combined agricultural insurance system: Their coverage would be reviewed and expanded to include income, with hydrological drought coverage for irrigated land in 2025.
- Cooperatives and producer organizations: They would be encouraged to join together, sell jointly and access markets and training.
- Food industry and agricultural producers: Could sell the carbon absorbed by their operations and facilities on the carbon market.
- Government and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Must set up the aid, apply the minimum VAT rate and develop the necessary rules.
Words worth knowing
- Ayudas de minimis (minimis aid)
- Small public aid that the European Union allows without prior notification, because it barely affects competition.
- Seguros agrarios combinados (combined agricultural insurance)
- A public-private insurance system covering farmers for damage such as hail, frost or drought.
- Lonjas de referencia (reference markets)
- Markets that publish guide prices for agricultural products.
- Estimación objetiva por módulos (objective estimation by modules)
- A way to calculate farmers' income tax using fixed indexes instead of actual income.
- Jerarquía de residuos (waste hierarchy)
- Priority order for handling waste: prevent first, then reuse and recycle, and dispose only as a last resort.
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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.
- Introduced16 September 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted23 September 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments26 September 2025Groups 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:
- XV Legislature, Senate Private member's bill in support of the Spanish food system as an essential strategic sector of the economy.
Presented before in:
- XIV Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Bill proposing aid and protection for Spain's agri-food sector
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000033
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.