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[Alcalaina]

This is the clearest explanation I've seen in English about the change in the law which came into effect this week, and how they will calculate what we pay.

Stage 1

From July 1 anyone given a prescription in Spain should notice that it will include the percentage of the cost of the medication that they have to pay. This percentage will be taken from information about your income obtained from the annual resident tax declaration (IRPF).

Anyone with an income greater than €18,000 a year will have to pay half the cost of the medication. Those below this amount will pay up to 40 percent. Pensioners with an income of less than €18,000 who have made a tax declaration will pay 10 percent with a maximum payment of €8 per month. Pensioners with an income greater than €18,000 will pay a maximum of €18 per month.

If you have not made an annual resident tax declaration in Spain there will be no indication on the prescription of how much you must pay. Instead, blanket charges will be made of 40 percent for non-pensioners with low incomes and 10 percent for pensioners. However, it is important to note that no income information means no cap on your monthly contribution.

Stage 2

Longer term, the intention is that this rate of pay information will be incorporated into your Spanish SIP card. A chip inside it will link to your resident tax declaration. This information will be much more specific and it will be increasingly difficult to obtain a discount if you haven’t presented a tax return in Spain, even if it is a zero one.

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[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by Alcalaina

This is the clearest explanation I've seen in English about the change in the law which came into effect this week, and how they will calculate what we pay.



New co-payment scheme for Spanish medical prescriptions | Iberosphere | Spain News and Portugal News - Information and Analysis

I'll be sending this to a friend of mine who has a pension for gran invalidez I think it's called and her husband who is diabetic, so thanks.

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by Alcalaina

This is the clearest explanation I've seen in English about the change in the law which came into effect this week, and how they will calculate what we pay.



New co-payment scheme for Spanish medical prescriptions | Iberosphere | Spain News and Portugal News - Information and Analysis

I've just read this out in the bar & there were a lot of upset faces......seems pretty much none of the pensioners (that's all there is in here at this time of day) make tax declarations & most of them didn't know about the new charges either

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by xabiachica

I've just read this out in the bar & there were a lot of upset faces......seems pretty much none of the pensioners (that's all there is in here at this time of day) make tax declarations & most of them didn't know about the new charges either

Spanish or foreigners?

[Solwriter]

If you have not made an annual resident tax declaration in Spain there will be no indication on the prescription of how much you must pay. Instead, blanket charges will be made of 40 percent for non-pensioners with low incomes and 10 percent for pensioners. However, it is important to note that no income information means no cap on your monthly contribution.

Well at least that's clearer for anyone who hasn't been here long enough to file a tax return.

[xabiachica]

Originally Posted by Pesky Wesky

Spanish or foreigners?

all brits at that time of day


it's a funny bar - first thing in the morning it's all Spanish office/shop/medical centre workers, then about 11:30/12:00 the brit pensioners come in for coffee & sometimes lunch - late afternoons this time of year it's holidaymakers

in the evening it's a real mixture of nationalities

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by xabiachica

all brits at that time of day


it's a funny bar - first thing in the morning it's all Spanish office/shop/medical centre workers, then about 11:30/12:00 the brit pensioners come in for coffee & sometimes lunch - late afternoons this time of year it's holidaymakers

in the evening it's a real mixture of nationalities

Sounds like a good bar!
I just wondered who were the ones who weren't doing their tax declarations. Maybe it'll be reason enough for them to think about getting their papers in next year. Too late for this year though - the last day was earlier on this week I believe...

[stevelin]

We were told by our Farmacia that it was already on our Spanish health card so next time we use it he will know what to charge. Will have to wait and see,we have been declaring tax in spain for about 8 years now so they should have our infomation

[Alcalaina]

I've never managed to file a tax return. I got a Modelo form a couple of years ago with a load of barcodes from the AT, but my gestor said my pension was too low to pay tax on. I tried to do a return online at the Seda Electronica but lost the will to live trying to negotiate the software, which kept asking for digital certificates. Is there an easy way?

[Pesky Wesky]

Originally Posted by Alcalaina

I've never managed to file a tax return. I got a Modelo form a couple of years ago with a load of barcodes from the AT, but my gestor said my pension was too low to pay tax on. I tried to do a return online at the Seda Electronica but lost the will to live trying to negotiate the software, which kept asking for digital certificates. Is there an easy way?

OH's department, but apparently if you have a digital signature it's much easier. We tried to get one for my daughter as she's just turned 18, but went to the tax office - WRONG!! First you go online and do ??? I don't know, and then you go to the tax office...