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V0021-18 ·10 January 2018 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Municipal transport subsidies not considered price-linked due to lack of competition distortion

An urban transport concessionaire has queried whether subsidies received from the City Council are subject to VAT. The DGT has ruled that, as it is an essential service where no real or potential competition exists, the subsidies are not considered linked to the price and therefore do not form part of the taxable base.

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This ruling clarifies that subsidies for public transport services without competition do not increase the taxable base for VAT purposes.

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2018-01-10PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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