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What it is

How Spain splits the funds that even out regional differences

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 23 November 2001. Introduced by: Senado.

Official title: Government bill regulating the Interterritorial Compensation Funds.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000059· updated 11 Nov

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  1. Two annual funds are created in the State Budgets: the Compensation Fund and the Complementary Fund.
  2. The Compensation Fund is financed with at least 22.5% of public investment, plus an additional 1.5% and 0.07%, and pays for investment spending in the least developed territories.
  3. The calculation base is new public investment by the State, adjusted for the population and per capita income of the beneficiary communities.
  4. The Fund is distributed among the communities and between Ceuta and Melilla using criteria such as population, migration balance, unemployment, area and population dispersion, with corrections for low income and island status.
  5. The Complementary Fund equals 33.33% of each territory's Compensation Fund and can pay for start-up or operating costs of the investments, for a maximum of two years.
  6. Projects are agreed in the Public Investments Committee, money is transferred in stages as work progresses, and parliamentary oversight belongs to the Senate and to each territory's assembly.

Who it affects

  • The Autonomous Communities designated as beneficiaries in the State Budgets: They receive money from both funds for investment projects.
  • Ceuta and Melilla: They are fully integrated into the funds with a percentage assigned to each city.
  • Local government entities (Entidades Locales): They can carry out investment projects in their area with the agreement of their Autonomous Community.
  • The Senate and the legislative assemblies of each territory: They oversee the projects financed by the funds.

Words worth knowing

Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial (Interterritorial Compensation Fund)
State money distributed among less favored territories to correct economic differences between them.
Inversión pública (public investment)
State spending on new civilian works and equipment.
Valor Añadido Bruto (Gross Value Added)
A measure of the wealth an economy produces over a period of time.
Entidades singulares (single population entities)
Population centers used by the INE (statistics institute) to measure how spread out people are across a territory.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced23 November 2001Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 November 2001The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments28 November 2001Groups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE13 December 2001It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 official steps on a timeline
Nov 2001Dec 2001Dec 2001Dec 2001Dec 200111. 23 November 2001: Presentación22. 27 November 2001: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 27/11/2001 hasta 28/11/200133. 27 November 2001: Calificación44. 28 November 2001: Pleno Enmiendas desde 28/11/2001 hasta 11/12/200155. 13 December 2001: Concluido - (Aprobado sin modificaciones) desde 13/12/2001 hasta 22/01/2002

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?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 22/2001, of December 27, regulating the Interterritorial Compensation Funds.

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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