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What it is

Spain's 2003 state budgets: spending, wages, pensions and taxes

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 25 September 2002. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on the General State Budget for the year 2003.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000109· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The state public sector budgets for 2003 are approved, with credits of 211,515,071.95 thousand euros in non-financial spending and 9,725,640.98 thousand euros in financial assets, funded by estimated revenues of 207,558,392.71 thousand euros and by borrowing.
  2. Public sector employee pay rises 2% compared with 2002. In addition, civil servants' extra payments (pagas extraordinarias) will include 20% of the monthly destination allowance.
  3. The public employment offer can reach 100% of the replacement rate, up from the previous 25%, and includes positions held by interim staff in the two previous years. Limits on temporary hiring remain.
  4. Public pensions are uprated by 2% in 2003, matching the forecast CPI, and a monthly cap of 2,029.27 euros applies to initial pension awards. Non-contributory pensions are set at 3,762.78 euros a year.
  5. Minimum amounts are set for contributory Social Security and Clases Pasivas pensions, plus top-ups to reach them, with amounts such as 6,603.52 euros a year for retirement with a dependent spouse for those over 65.
  6. For personal income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. (IRPF), the coefficients adjusting the acquisition value of real estate are updated to 2% for calculating capital gains, and tax compensations remain for tenants and homebuyers affected by earlier rule changes.
  7. The maximum Social Security contribution base is set at 2,652 euros a month and the general common contingency rate stays at 28.30%. Rates for unemployment, the Wage Guarantee Fund and vocational training are also set.
  8. The legal interest rate is set at 4.25% and the tax late-payment interest rate at 5.50% until December 31, 2003. The tax allocation system for the Catholic Church is extended for 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Who it affects

  • Public employees and public sector labor staff: Their pay rises 2% and extra payments change; the public employment offer expands to 100% of the replacement rate.
  • Pensioners: Pensions rise 2% and minimums and top-ups are updated; there is a maximum payment cap.
  • Workers and companies: Social Security contribution bases and rates for 2003 are set.
  • IRPF and corporate income tax taxpayers: Inflation adjustment coefficients and installment payments are updated.
  • Municipalities and Autonomous Communities: Their funding through state tax participation, the Sufficiency Fund and Interterritorial Compensation Funds is regulated.

Words worth knowing

Tasa de reposición de efectivos (replacement rate)
A cap on how many new public jobs can be offered, based on how many are lost through retirements and similar causes.
Clases Pasivas (Passive Classes)
The pension scheme for older civil servants, before the current Social Security system.
Fondo de suficiencia (Sufficiency Fund)
Money the state transfers to Autonomous Communities to cover the gap between their spending needs and their fiscal capacity.
Complemento de destino (destination allowance)
The part of a civil servant's pay that depends on the level of the job they hold.
Interés legal del dinero (legal interest rate)
The percentage set by law to calculate interest when someone pays an amount later than due.
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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced25 September 2002Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted25 September 2002The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments27 September 2002Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee17 October 2002A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary6 November 2002All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate13 November 2002The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE19 December 2002It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2002Oct 2002Oct 2002Oct 2002Oct 2002Nov 2002Nov 2002Nov 2002Nov 2002Nov 2002Dec 2002Dec 200211. 25 September 2002: Comisión de Presupuestos Publicación desde 25/09/2002 hasta 27/09/200222. 25 September 2002: Presentación33. 25 September 2002: Calificación44. 27 September 2002: Comisión de Presupuestos Enmiendas desde 27/09/2002 hasta 25/10/200255. 17 October 2002: Comisión de Presupuestos Mesa - Calificación desde 17/10/2002 hasta 17/10/200266. 17 October 2002: Comisión de Presupuestos Debate de totalidad desde 17/10/2002 hasta 23/10/200277. 25 October 2002: Comisión de Presupuestos Informe desde 25/10/2002 hasta 30/10/200288. 30 October 2002: Comisión de Presupuestos Dictamen desde 30/10/2002 hasta 06/11/200299. 6 November 2002: Pleno Aprobación desde 06/11/2002 hasta 13/11/20021010. 13 November 2002: Senado desde 13/11/2002 hasta 19/12/20021111. 19 December 2002: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 19/12/2002 hasta 21/01/2003

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 52/2002, of December 30, on the General State Budgets for the year 2003.

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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