This measure combines tax and social justice by imposing a levy on a sector that was previously exempt. The change allows local councils to charge mobile telephony companies for their use of public land, subsoil, and airspace.
This corrects an anomaly, as companies providing other services (fixed telephony, internet, electricity, or water, for example) were already subject to such a tax. Now, mobile telephony operators will have to pay 1.5% of their total gross revenues obtained annually in each municipality.
“"This sector bills billions of euros each year without contributing economically for the private use of public space in most municipalities of Bizkaia."
Each municipality will decide whether or not to apply this fee, and to do so, must incorporate this legislative change into its municipal tax ordinances. This measure would help to balance local coffers and advance towards financial self-sufficiency.
The decision to modify this regulation was unanimous. Furthermore, as pointed out by the PNV, it expressly prohibits the final amount to be passed on to the users of these services.
