It will also make its economic forecasts for this year and next year. The Minister of Finance and Finance of the Basque Government considers it “complicated” to meet the collection forecast due to the “powerful impact” that the proceeds to common members have.
The Basque Finance Council (CVF) will analyze this Tuesday what impact this year’s personal tax returns to mutual members could have on the public treasury, which could have a negative impact on collection forecasts.
The CVF will also make its economic forecasts for this year and next year. According to current Basque government estimates, GDP will grow by 1.9% in 2024 and 2.1% in 2025.
The Minister of Finance and Finance of the Basque Government, Noel d’Anjouconsiders it “complicated” to meet the year-end fundraising forecast due to the “powerful impact” these returns have on the common members.
The initial prediction in the Basque Council of Finance for October 2023 is that this year the estates of the three historic areas of the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) enter 19 billion euro, which is 4.3% more than last year. Of these, 9,829 correspond to Bizkaia, 6,210 to Gipuzkoa and 2,960 to Álava.
The latest collection data known this year –until August– estimates the growth in collection at 2.1% up to the total 11,602.1 million of euros.
Today, as usual in October, the Council of Finance is meeting, in which the Basque government, the provincial councils and the association of Eudel municipalities are represented. The meeting will calculate how the year will end in terms of tax collections and specify income projections for next year.
With these income estimates for 2025, the BAC institutions will draw up their estimates budgets for the next exercise. Imanol Pradales’ executive is expected to approve this at the last government council in October day 29the bill on public accounts that will be sent to the Basque Parliament.
According to the calculations of the deputies, the provincial treasuries will have to return more than 730 million of euros to pensioners who paid to mutual insurance companies before 1979 as a result of various court decisions that allow them to claim income tax returns for the five non-prescribed years (2018 to 2022).
The biggest impact of the refunds will be on Bizkaia’s coffers, with an expected refund of 432 million euros for this concept, while in Gipuzkoa it is estimated at over 200 million and in Álava at over 100 million.
Source: EITB
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