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What it is

Spain's 2009 State Budget: spending, pay, pensions and taxes

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 30 September 2008. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on the General State Budget for the year 2009.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000009· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The State public sector budgets for 2009 are approved, with spending credits of 350,213,281.51 thousand euros, funded by expected revenues and by borrowing.
  2. Public sector employee pay rises by a maximum of 2% compared to 2008, and the civil servants' wage bill gets an extra 1% to gradually spread their supplements over 14 payments a year.
  3. Public sector hiring is capped at 30% of the replacement rate, with exceptions for justice, education, health, labor inspection, prisons and, in part, the Armed Forces and police.
  4. Public pensions are increased by 2% in 2009, with a maximum of 2,432.21 euros per month (34,050.94 euros a year) and minimum amounts set by pension type.
  5. Non-contributory pensions are set at 4,690.14 euros a year, and a new 425-euro annual supplement is created for pensioners who rent their home and do not own it.
  6. The personal income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. (IRPF) coefficients for selling real estate are updated by 2%, the personal and family minimums are adjusted, and the threshold for not having to file a tax return rises to 22,000 euros.
  7. State fixed-amount fees generally rise by 2%; the national identity card (DNI) now costs 10 euros and the passport 20 euros, and traffic authority fees are reorganized.
  8. Social Security contribution bases and rates are set for 2009: a maximum base of 3,166.20 euros per month, a 28.30% rate for common contingencies in the General Scheme and 29.80% for self-employed workers.

Who it affects

  • Public employees and public sector labor staff: Their pay rises by at most 2%, with an extra 1% of the wage bill for supplements paid over 14 installments, and new hiring is tightly limited.
  • Pensioners: Their pensions rise by 2%, with maximum and minimum amounts set, and those who rent their home may receive a 425-euro annual supplement.
  • Personal income tax (IRPF) taxpayers: The reductions for employment income, the personal and family minimums and the filing threshold change, and coefficients for selling real estate are updated.
  • Companies and employees: Social Security, unemployment, wage guarantee fund and vocational training contribution bases and rates are set for 2009.
  • The general public: State fees rise by 2%, including those for the national identity card, the passport and traffic procedures.

Words worth knowing

Tasa de reposición de efectivos (replacement rate)
A rule that limits how many new public jobs can be offered based on how many employees leave the public service.
Pensión no contributiva (non-contributory pension)
A pension granted to people without enough resources even if they have not contributed enough to Social Security.
Coeficiente de actualización del valor de adquisición (acquisition value update coefficient)
A percentage that adjusts the price you paid for a property to calculate the gain when selling it and pay less tax.
Base de cotización (contribution base)
The amount on which Social Security contributions are calculated, with a legal maximum and minimum.
Complemento específico (specific supplement)
The part of a civil servant's pay that rewards the characteristics of the job they hold.
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. Introduced30 September 2008Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted30 September 2008The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments2 October 2008Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee17 October 2008A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary5 November 2008All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate12 November 2008The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE18 December 2008It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 12 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2008Oct 2008Oct 2008Oct 2008Nov 2008Nov 2008Nov 2008Nov 2008Nov 2008Dec 2008Dec 200811. 30 September 2008: Comisión de Presupuestos Publicación desde 30/09/2008 hasta 02/10/200822. 30 September 2008: Presentación33. 30 September 2008: Calificación44. 2 October 2008: Comisión de Presupuestos Enmiendas desde 02/10/2008 hasta 24/10/200855. 17 October 2008: Comisión de Presupuestos Mesa - Calificación desde 17/10/2008 hasta 17/10/200866. 17 October 2008: Comisión de Presupuestos Debate de totalidad desde 17/10/2008 hasta 22/10/200877. 24 October 2008: Comisión de Presupuestos Informe desde 24/10/2008 hasta 28/10/200888. 28 October 2008: Comisión de Presupuestos Dictamen desde 28/10/2008 hasta 05/11/200899. 5 November 2008: Pleno Aprobación desde 05/11/2008 hasta 12/11/20081010. 12 November 2008: Senado desde 12/11/2008 hasta 09/12/20081111. 9 December 2008: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 09/12/2008 hasta 18/12/20081212. 18 December 2008: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 18/12/2008 hasta 26/01/2009

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 2/2008, of 23 December, on the General State Budget for the year 2009.

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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