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Spanish Cities Set 2026 Local Levies: Vigo Approves 4% Rise as Santander Freezes Most and Errenteria Proposes CPI Update

Councils cite inflation alongside new national waste rules requiring separate trash charges to justify the changes.

Overview

  • Vigo’s council passed a 4% increase on IAE, IBI and selected public prices, with the socialist majority in favor and PP and BNG voting against.
  • Vigo’s finance chief said the adjustment is meant to cover higher current spending while preserving existing tax benefits, a rationale the opposition rejected as revenue‑driven.
  • Santander presented ordinances that keep most local taxes frozen, raising water and sewer bills 2.7% under a CPI‑linked contract and introducing the state‑mandated separate waste charge.
  • Errenteria proposed a 2.4% general update tied to average IPC, keeping IBI, ICIO and IAE frozen and adding progressive measures in housing, mobility and local development.
  • Errenteria also plans a 2.5% rise in water and sewer rates in line with the Añarbe authority and a new waste tariff for businesses using an IHOBE‑based correction so lower generators pay less.