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Spain has recorded some of the eurozone’s strongest post-pandemic growth, with gains driven by tourism, immigration, and EU recovery funds. Yet, household perceptions remain mixed, shaped by inflation, tax pressures, and persistent inequality that undercut the broader economic narrative.
Spain’s tax revenue rose sharply in 2024, led by strong growth in personal income tax, VAT, and corporate income tax. While this helped reduce the public deficit, the non-indexation of PIT has eroded real household incomes and intensified fiscal drag.
Este artículo analiza el fuerte
aumento de la presión fiscal, especialmente en el IRPF, como consecuencia de la falta de indexación
y del efecto inflacionario.
Inflation has increased Spain’s tax burden by eroding the real value of tax allowances and pushing taxpayers into higher brackets. The lack of systematic indexation has disproportionately impacted middle-income earners, raising questions about the fairness and sustainability of current fiscal policy.