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Canary Islands fiscal and tax policy trends

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The Canary Islands continue to experience significant shifts in tax revenue and fiscal policy driven by inflation and energy costs. Personal Income Tax (IRPF) revenue saw a 68% increase between 2021 and 2025, with data through July 2026 showing a continued year-on-year rise of nearly 13%. Experts attribute this to “cold progressivity,” where inflation pushes taxpayers into higher brackets because the state tax scale has not been updated since 2015. In response to economic pressures and the impact of the conflict in the Middle East, the Spanish government has approved a third package of extraordinary measures totaling over 12 billion euros in public spending. This plan extends fuel tax reductions for gasoline and diesel through December 31, 2026, applied progressively: 20 cents per liter in October, 13 cents in November, and 6 cents in December. A safeguard clause allows for the reduction to return to 20 cents if oil prices spike significantly. To protect households, the government will cap the regulated natural gas tariff (TUR) increase at 15% and set a maximum price of 19.55 euros for butane cylinders until June 2027. Specific subsidies for the agricultural and fishing sectors, including a 20-cent per liter rebate on agricultural diesel, have also been extended. In the Canary Islands, regional authorities have extended tax relief by maintaining a ‘zero rate’ for the General Indirect Canary Tax (IGIC) on certain energy products through the final quarter of ~~2026, subject to monitoring fuel price fluctuations.~~ 2026. While these protections are in place, the Alianza por la Competitividad de la Industria Española has warned that measures may be insufficient to offset an estimated 7.4 billion euro impact on the manufacturing sector.

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