What it is
Government bill abolishing the levy on the Wealth Tax, generalizing the monthly refund system in the Value Added Tax, and introducing other modifications in tax regulations.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 18 August 2008. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000008· updated 11 Nov
We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page
Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced18 August 2008Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted2 September 2008The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments5 September 2008Groups propose changes.
- Committee15 October 2008A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate25 November 2008The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE18 December 2008It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 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?
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:
- IX Legislature, Senate Government bill to abolish the tax on Wealth, generalize the monthly refund system in the Value Added Tax, and introduce other modifications in tax regulations.
Published in the BOE: Law 4/2008, of 23 December, by which the Wealth Tax levy is abolished, the monthly refund system is generalized in the Value Added Tax, and other modifications are introduced in the tax regulations.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000008
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- BOE, BOE-A-2008-20802
The law as published.
Retrieved 11 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.