Spanish government to maintain public transport subsidies in 2024
VAT on basic food products to remain at 0%, electricity and gas bills to increase
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Supermarkets apply VAT reductions on essential foods
Bread, milk, eggs, fruit and vegetables VAT-free from January 1 to June 30 to tackle inflation crisis
Spain lowers VAT on feminine hygiene products from 10% to 4%
New scheme cuts taxes for low and medium-income households and increases them for bigger earners
Spanish government to cut electricity VAT from 21% to 10%
Measure comes after revised electricity tariffs cause confusion and anger among customers
Spanish government lowers VAT of face masks from 21% to 4%
Cabinet says it will be 'vigilant' so that measure turns into cheaper prices and not more earnings for companies
Catalan Theatre’s ‘carrot rebellion’ discussed at a congress in New York
During the Congress of the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) in New York, the managers of the Bescanó Theatre (Northern Catalonia) will discuss their peculiar protest against the Spanish Government’s VAT increase on cultural products from 8% to 21%. In November 2012, instead of selling traditional tickets at a higher price or lowering their profit margin, the Bescanó Theatre managers decided to sell carrots to their audience, due to the lower VAT on fresh food. Spectators bought carrots for a price equal to the usual entrance fee and were gifted a theatre ticket in exchange. This ‘carrot rebellion’ as well as the “devastating” consequences of the VAT increase on the performing arts in Spain will be addressed on the 15th of January.
Catalan art industries united against tax rise on culture
The Minister of Culture, Ferran Mascarell, met in Parliament with representatives from the Catalan cultural sector. In the meeting they discussed how unpopular the new VAT increase is within the cultural sector in Catalonia. Mascarell sent a letter to Spanish Finance Minister, Cristóbal Montoro and Spanish Culture Minister, José Ignacio Wert representing the cultural sector on this issue. The president of the Employers Association of Catalan Cinema, Camilo Tarrazón, said after the meeting "Spain will be the only state to have culture as a luxury good".
New fiscal measures to boost the Spanish economy and reduce the deficit
The Spanish Government temporary reduces the VAT on new flat’s purchase, asks the largest and profitable companies to advance money from their corporate tax, and obliges doctors to prescribe generic drugs and not brands. With all those measures, the Spanish Government expects to get 4,900 million extra euros until the end of the year.