The adjusted population has historically been one of the most controversial elements in the negotiations for a new model of regional financing under the common system, which is the one that provides resources to the autonomous communities. And it remains so in the ongoing discussion between the Ministry of Finance, ERC, and the PSC (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) to finalize a proposed model that satisfies all parties and responds to the agreement between Republicans and Socialists for a unique system for Catalonia, as well as to the agreement of the last Generalitat-State Bilateral Commission.

Economic Team (EE). This is the firm at the center of the Montoro case. The investigation places the firm at the center of a "network of influence" created by Cristóbal Montoro, who allegedly masterminded a modus operandi for distributing profits obtained from alleged illicit operations. The money was allegedly distributed through the firm, which then diverted the funds in two ways: by generously compensating its partners and by invoicing through shell companies, which were in turn owned by some of these partners. When some media outlets began publishing the first reports about the investigation, Equipo Económico attempted to clean up the situation. Thus, the consulting firm was born and grew:

The Council of Ministers appointed José Ignacio Ruiz Toledano as the new president of the Central Economic and Administrative Court (TEAC) on Tuesday, replacing José Antonio Marco Sanjuán, who has just resigned from the position citing personal reasons and following the publication of information by the digital newspaper The Debate In which he is alleged to have received payments in exchange for filing tax claims from businesspeople. The TEAC is a body within the Ministry of Finance that is responsible for resolving financial claims related to tax acts filed with the Administration.

The autonomous communities and local governments will have record resources to prepare their 2026 budgets. This Tuesday's Council of Ministers updated the advance payments for both administrations, as announced by First Vice President and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, in an interview with RNE on Monday morning. Alegría, at a press conference this Tuesday.

Correction: the minimum wage (SMI) will not be subject to income tax (IRPF), as initially planned by the Ministry of Finance after the latest increase, something that was later corrected. The Congress's Economic Commission approved this Tuesday the law on civil liability and insurance in the circulation of motor vehicles, a text in which the PSOE, Sumar, and BNG introduced an amendment to exempt those earning the SMI from income tax and correct an error that prevented at least 20% of this group from doing so.

The Ministry of Finance launched this Wednesday, for public consultation, the proposal for the State to assume up to €83.252 billion of the debt of all the autonomous communities. Andalusia and Catalonia would be the most benefited regions, with more than 43% of the total regional deficit forgiveness. This Wednesday, the Ministry of Finance published a consultation on the preliminary draft of the organic law on exceptional financial sustainability measures for the autonomous communities under the common regime.

A few months ago it became known that the citizens of Spain are some of the users who use the Bizum application the most to make instant transfers from all over the world. Due to the increased use of this app, the Treasury is putting its focus on banking transactions made through Bizum by adding new controlsThe latest development from the Tax Agency is the tracking of all transactions, regardless of the amount involved, which represents a radical change in financial control.

In the context of the negotiations for the collection of all taxes resulting from the agreement for the new financing of the PSC and ERC, the Catalan Treasury nearly broke a record for revenue from its own and transferred taxes last year. The Catalan Tax Agency (ATC), the body on which these changes hinge, collected a total of €5.286 billion from these items in 2024, the second-highest figure ever achieved, only slightly surpassed by 2006 (€5.362 billion), when the Generalitat had virtually no taxes of its own. Last year's figure represented a 12% increase over the previous year, thanks to the boost in taxes linked to real estate activity, according to data from the Catalan government.

Unless the 2025 income tax return campaign for 2024 income and expenses begins, the Spanish Tax Agency's machinery began operating on April 2 and will continue until June 30. For now, online tax returns are available, while telephone tax returns will not be available until May 6 (appointments can be made starting April 29) and in-person tax returns will not be available until June 2 (with appointments starting May 29).

Both partners in the Spanish government, the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) and Sumar (Sumar), are seeking a way to prevent workers earning the minimum wage (SMI) from having to pay personal income tax. The Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero (PSOE), and the Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz (Sumar), are continuing negotiations to reach an understanding on an issue that has been one of the most tense clashes of the year. evidenced in a press conference following a cabinet meeting"He is confident of reaching an agreement in the coming days," Montero confirmed at a press conference this Thursday.

If a person's standard of living differs from what he or she has declared, whether in terms of income or assets, the Tax Agency is likely to target him or her, or at least this is the intention of the body that, among other things, controls tax fraud and reports to the Ministry of Finance. Specifically, the Tax Agency intends to boost its control over individuals who show signs of wealth that "disagree" with their declared income and assets in 2025, as the public body explained this Monday, coinciding with the publication in Official State Gazette (BOE) of the Annual Tax and Customs Control Plan for the year 2025.

Greater participation of the Catalan Tax Agency (ATC) in the IRPF campaign and in the management of the registration tax. This is the main agreement that the Government and the State have sealed within the framework of the Joint Committee on Economic and Fiscal Affairs this Friday at the Palau de la Generalitat, which puts an end to the first round of bilateral committees since Salvador Illa was invested. No progress has come out of the meeting in the negotiation of the new singular financing model, pending the opinion of the group of experts working on it, but there have been agreements to prepare the Catalan Tax Agency for when it fully assumes the functions of the Catalan Treasury with the collection of all taxes. This is what the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alícia Romero, and the Secretary of State for the Treasury, Jesús Gascón, have defended in a press conference after the meeting. "It is about gaining management capacity in this networking [with the State Tax Administration Agency]," the councillor stressed.

Governments and supervisory bodies are suspicious about cryptocurrencies. The aim is to increase control over a kind of asset which, precisely, is going through one of its worst moments due to the war in Ukraine. The Spanish government has now taken a step further in this direction. The Ministry of Finance is preparing a royal decree which will amend the General Tax Law and the Personal Income Tax Regulations and incorporates new obligations for owners of cryptocurrencies, both at an informative level and in terms of the operations they make. "It is a new currency we should be able to regulate so that there is no kind of fraud or any undesirable effect on the economy", Minister of Finance María Jesús Montero told TVE on Tuesday.

The Spanish government says it has given autonomous regions economic oxygen after the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council (FFPC) met on Wednesday. The Ministry of Finance has informed regions they will receive €112.2bn in advance funding for 2022, a 6.3% increase on the previous year. Of this amount, ARA has learnt, Catalonia will receive €21bn, an 6.8% increase on 2021.

Second attempt by Juan Carlos I to evade a tax crime. After last December he paid the Treasury €678,393 to avoid a tax investigation into his use of opaque cards, he has now completed a second regularisation for a much higher value: more than four million euros, according to El País, who cites sources familiar with the operation. The total of undeclared money stands at over €8m for gifts in kind from a foundation that also affects Felipe VI. The payment is part of a voluntary statement carried out by lawyers for the ex king, who fled to Abu Dhabi.