The Supreme Court halts tax seizures on vulnerable families
The Justice system rules that leftover money from minimum wages or pensions cannot be confiscated, even if it accumulates in the account for months.
Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that bank balances from inembargable salaries, wages, or pensions are protected indefinitely. The court has prohibited tax authorities from seizing such funds, even if they belong to previous months and have not been spent by the account holder. The ruling overturns a practice by the tax agency that allowed it to confiscate funds that were not spent within a month, deeming them ordinary savings.
The court's decision requires tax authorities to reprogram their systems to prevent seizing protected funds.
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