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What it is

Creation of the Budget Office of the Spanish Parliament

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 16 April 2008. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario de Esquerra Republicana-Izquierda Unida-Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds.

Official title: Private member's bill creating the Budget Office of the Cortes Generales.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000076· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The Budget Office of the Spanish Parliament (Oficina Presupuestaria de las Cortes Generales) is created as a technical advisory body to monitor and control the execution of the State Budget. It is organizationally attached to the Secretariat General of the Congress of Deputies.
  2. The Office's Director is appointed by the Bureaus of both Chambers meeting jointly, on the proposal of the President of the Congress, from people with recognized professional standing in economics, finance or budget matters. The funding for the Office is included in the Parliament's Budget.
  3. The Office advises the Chambers' bodies, Deputies, Senators and Parliamentary Groups on the Budget and on public revenues and spending. It also compiles economic information from other institutions and tracks legislation that affects public revenues and spending.
  4. The Government must send the Office periodic reports: monthly on budget execution, semiannual on the execution of State public sector investments, and annual on the settlement of the previous fiscal year. The Office also gets access to the Administration's accounting and budget information systems. The law takes effect ninety days after publication in the BOE, except the reform on traffic notifications, which takes effect the day after publication.

Who it affects

  • Bureaus of the Congress and the Senate: Must appoint the Office's Director and may assign it additional duties.
  • Government and State Administration: Must send periodic reports and provide access to accounting and budget information.
  • Deputies, Senators and Parliamentary Groups: Receive technical advice on the Budget and on public revenues and spending.
  • Central Traffic Authority, Autonomous Communities and local governments: Must send electronic notifications of traffic fines; local governments have a two-year deadline.

Words worth knowing

Presupuestos Generales del Estado
The State's annual budget, setting out public revenues and spending.
Mesas de las Cámaras
The governing bodies of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate.
Liquidación del presupuesto
The final accounting of what was actually spent and collected compared with what was planned.
Notificaciones telemáticas
Official notices sent electronically instead of by postal mail.

It summarizes the law as published in the BOE. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

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

  1. Introduced16 April 2008Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted22 April 2008The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments3 April 2009Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee3 March 2010A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate22 June 2010The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE28 October 2010It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 13 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2008Sept 2008Dec 2008Mar 2009Jun 2009Sept 2009Dec 2009Mar 2010Jun 2010Sept 201011. 16 April 2008: Presentación22. 22 April 2008: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 22/04/2008 hasta 25/04/200833. 22 April 2008: Calificación44. 25 April 2008: Gobierno Contestación desde 25/04/2008 hasta 04/06/200855. 4 June 2008: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 04/06/2008 hasta 24/03/200966. 24 March 2009: Mesa del Congreso Acuerdo subsiguiente a la toma en consideración desde 24/03/2009 hasta 31/03/200977. 31 March 2009: Comisión de Presupuestos Publicación desde 31/03/2009 hasta 03/04/200988. 3 April 2009: Comisión de Presupuestos Enmiendas desde 03/04/2009 hasta 03/03/201099. 3 March 2010: Comisión de Presupuestos Informe desde 03/03/2010 hasta 16/06/20101010. 16 June 2010: Comisión de Presupuestos Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 16/06/2010 hasta 22/06/20101111. 22 June 2010: Senado desde 22/06/2010 hasta 20/10/20101212. 20 October 2010: Pleno Enmiendas o veto del Senado desde 20/10/2010 hasta 28/10/20101313. 28 October 2010: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 28/10/2010 hasta 30/11/2010

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.

Published in the BOE: Law 37/2010, of November 15, creating the Budget Office of the Cortes Generales.

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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