Spain

Congress of Deputies

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Budget

Data on parliament’s budget role and activities

Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
Parliament may make amendments but only if it does not change the total deficit/surplus proposed by the Executive
Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
Yes

Notes:

The Department of Economic and Budgetary Analysis (DAEP), which reports to the Directorate of Studies, Analysis and Publications of the Congress of Deputies.

The Budget Office of the Cortes Generales (OPCG) is a unit at the service of the two chambers whose main task is to provide deputies and senators with information on the execution of the budget sent by the Ministry of Finance.

Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
4
Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
13 Oct 2021
(2022)
Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
28 Dec 2021
(2022)
Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
76
(2022)
National currency
Euro (EUR)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
0.60
(2023)
State budget, per year
427,012,000,000 EUR
(2022)
State budget, per year in PPP
688,729,032,258
(2022)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No