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What it is

Changes many state fees and gives tax breaks to major events

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 8 October 2004. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on the modification of fees and tax benefits for events of exceptional public interest.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000011· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. It creates a new fee for issuing digital tachograph cards, required in road transport vehicles over 3,500 kg or with more than nine seats including the driver. Each card costs 25 euros.
  2. It abolishes the cadastral registration fee, because it discouraged people from registering their properties, and adjusts the fees for cadastral accreditation services.
  3. It creates several new fees in the maritime and radio fields: radio safety certificates, the International Ship Security Certificate (against unlawful acts such as terrorism) and the survey of municipal boundary lines.
  4. It updates airport fees and the fees of the Spanish Agency for Medicines, and exempts military, police and customs aircraft from the approach fee.
  5. It allows the State Budget Laws to update fee amounts every year, and enables those same laws to declare events of exceptional public interest.
  6. It declares events of exceptional public interest with maximum tax benefits: "Salamanca 2005. Plaza Mayor de Europa", "Galicia 2005. Vuelta al Mundo a Vela" and the program to prepare Spanish athletes for the Beijing 2008 Games. It also improves the tax regime for the 2007 America's Cup and extends the Quijote fourth centenary program until June 30, 2006.

Who it affects

  • Road and rail transport companies: They pay new or modified fees, such as the digital tachograph fee.
  • Property owners: They no longer pay the fee for registering property in the Cadastre.
  • Shipowners and sailors: They pay fees for ship security certificates and ship station licenses.
  • Pharmaceutical and medical device industries: They pay higher fees for authorizations from the Medicines Agency.
  • Organizers and sponsors of major events: They benefit from tax deductions for supporting events declared of exceptional public interest.

Words worth knowing

Tasa (fee)
Money paid to the State for a specific service it provides, such as issuing a certificate.
Catastro (Cadastre)
Official registry listing properties and their characteristics.
Tacógrafo digital (digital tachograph)
Device that records the driving and rest times of transport vehicle drivers.
Acontecimiento de excepcional interés público (event of exceptional public interest)
An event the law deems very important for the general interest, for which tax benefits are granted to those who support it financially.
Devengo (accrual)
The moment when the obligation to pay a fee or tax arises.

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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. Introduced8 October 2004Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted13 October 2004The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments15 October 2004Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee16 November 2004A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate1 December 2004The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE28 December 2004It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2004Oct 2004Oct 2004Oct 2004Nov 2004Nov 2004Nov 2004Nov 2004Dec 2004Dec 2004Dec 2004Dec 200411. 8 October 2004: Presentación22. 13 October 2004: Comisión de Economía y Hacienda Publicación desde 13/10/2004 hasta 15/10/200433. 13 October 2004: Calificación44. 15 October 2004: Comisión de Economía y Hacienda Enmiendas desde 15/10/2004 hasta 16/11/200455. 16 November 2004: Comisión de Economía y Hacienda Mesa - Calificación desde 16/11/2004 hasta 16/11/200466. 16 November 2004: Comisión de Economía y Hacienda Debate de totalidad desde 16/11/2004 hasta 25/11/200477. 25 November 2004: Comisión de Economía y Hacienda Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 25/11/2004 hasta 01/12/200488. 25 November 2004: Comisión de Economía y Hacienda Informe desde 25/11/2004 hasta 25/11/200499. 1 December 2004: Senado desde 01/12/2004 hasta 22/12/20041010. 22 December 2004: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 22/12/2004 hasta 28/12/20041111. 28 December 2004: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 28/12/2004 hasta 01/02/2005

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 4/2004, of 29 December, on the modification of fees and tax benefits for events of exceptional public interest.

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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