Urgent aid and measures to rebuild areas hit by the DANADANA Spanish acronym for an isolated high-altitude depression: a weather event that brings very heavy rain and flooding. floods

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1. The law expands the package of measures from November 5 for the municipalities listed in the annex of Royal Decree-Lawroyal 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. 6/2024, which are those considered especially damaged by the DANA.
2. On energy, electricity and gas contracts can be made flexible or temporarily suspended at no cost to the consumer, supply cannot be cut off in primary residences until December 31, 2025, and payment of electricity and gas bills can be deferred.
3. On taxes, deadline suspensions are extended to regional governments and municipalities, net income under the objective estimation method is reduced by 25% for personal income taxincome tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. and simplified VAT, and an extraordinary window opens to switch away from the objective estimation method.
4. An extraordinary aid is approved for farms with damage above 40%, up to 25,000 euros, plus aid to replace damaged farm machinery and guarantee lines to access credit.
5. On housing, SEPESSEPES A state-owned public company that manages land and housing. receives a 25,000,000 euro grant to buy apartments and rent them to families that lost or damaged their home in the floods, and mechanisms are created to speed up obtaining land for public housing.
6. A labor shield is deployed: paid, non-recoverable leave for inability to reach work, cleaning the home, loss of belongings or death of relatives, the right to work remotely, force majeure furloughs with an optional labor inspection report, special unemployment protection at 70% of the regulatory base, and a ban on firing workers covered by these measures.
7. On Social Security, pension plan rights can be withdrawn early with a limit tied to the IPREM, the child allowance within the minimum vital income gets an additional 30% increase, claims for wrongly received benefits are suspended, and contribution exemptions are extended to force majeure furloughs.
8. Among the complementary measures, there is aid for victims of violence against women and for children and youth, mental health and social services support, direct aid for cinemas and bookstores, an extension of the Young Cultural Voucher, and cell phone and internet providers must automatically compensate customers on their bills for service outages caused by the DANA. Funeral service prices are frozen at their pre-October 28, 2024 levels until December 31, 2024.

Who it affects

• People living in the affected municipalities: They can defer electricity and gas bills, cannot have supply cut off in their primary residence, and get aid and tax, housing and employment relief.
• Workers and self-employed people: They get paid leave for flood-related reasons, the right to work remotely, special unemployment protection, and the self-employed can claim the business cessation benefit without extra requirements.
• Businesses, SMEs and shops: Loan and project deadlines are extended, certain fees and obligations are waived, and cinemas and bookstores get direct aid.
• Farmers and livestock breeders: They receive aid for losses above 40%, support to replace machinery, and guarantee lines to get financing.
• Vulnerable groups: Victims of violence against women, children, dependent people and members of civil service mutual societies get reinforced protection and services.

Words worth knowing

DANA

Spanish acronym for an isolated high-altitude depression: a weather event that brings very heavy rain and flooding.

ERTE

Temporary layoff scheme in Spain: the company temporarily suspends contracts or reduces working hours.

Estimación objetiva (módulos)

A way of calculating income for personal income tax used by self-employed people, based on fixed indexes instead of actual income and expenses.

SEPES

A state-owned public company that manages land and housing.

Ayudas de minimis

Public aid of limited amount that European Union rules allow without special procedures.

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.

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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