Spain has gone more than 1,000 days without presenting a new General State Budget, prompting the Senate to file a constitutional complaint against the government.
Legal scholars say the country lacks clear rules for prolonged budgetary deadlock. “No one can force the drafting of a bill,” said Violeta Ruiz Almendral, professor of Financial and Tax Law at Carlos III University. She noted that previously a parliament that rejected a budget would trigger elections, a practice no longer automatic.
The Senate, controlled by the People’s Party, argues the government is violating Article 134 of the Constitution by failing to submit accounts, depriving parliament of its legislative role. The Constitutional Court has accepted the case and is expected to rule by year‑end.
Similar disputes arose in 2002 over the Basque regional budget, which the Court struck down for breaching budgetary unity. #Spain #Budget #Politics @BBCNews @Reuters