Romero Jordán, Desiderio

Impact of inflation on the VAT burden for Spanish households in 2021 and 2022

4 octubre 2023

Value added tax (VAT) receipts soared in 2021 and 2022, by 14.9% and 13.4%, respectively, according to the Spanish tax authority (AEAT, 2023). An analysis of the increase in the VAT borne by households those years and how much of the increase is attributable exclusively to the inflation phenomenon shows that Spanish households’ total VAT burden increased by 263.6 euros on average in 2022, of which 138.2 euros (52.4%) is directly attributable to inflation.

Impacto de la inflación sobre el IVA soportado por los hogares españoles en los años 2021 y 2022

27 septiembre 2023

Este artículo analiza cuánto ha crecido el IVA soportado por los hogares en los años 2021 y 2022 y qué parte es atribuible exclusivamente a la inflación.

Impact of inflation in Spain in 2021 and 2022: Which households have been the hardest hit?

7 junio 2023

The intensity and persistence of the recent bout of post-pandemic inflation is causing a set of undesirable consequences for Spanish households. However, the headline figures mask an even more worrying reality – that the current inflationary phenomenon has had proportionately more severe consequences for less well-off households.

An assessment of the main revenue and expenditure figures in the 2023 general state budget

30 noviembre 2022

The 2023 general state budget is underpinned by an optimistic GDP forecast of 2.1%, which would unlock a reduction in the deficit from 5.0% in 2022 to 3.9% in 2023. Nonetheless,
positive performance on the revenue side is underpinned mainly by sharp inflation, together with essentially temporary measures set to take effect in 2023, rather than tax reform, while
expenditure figures are largely structural and also remain sensitive to upcoming decisions on extension of support measures into the coming year.