Data on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in Spain

Question écrite de Mme Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA - Commission européenne

Question de Mme Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA,

Diffusée le 13 décembre 2023

Subject: Data on the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility in Spain

On 31 October 2023, the Spanish General Comptroller of the State Administration (IGAE) published the 2023 General State Budget implementation data. The chapter on the Recovery and Resilience Facility shows very low levels of implementation for these funds – well below what had been planned by the government – seriously hampering the success of this programme.

In light of this:

1. With the Spanish Government having made payments of 45.5 % of what was budgeted in the Recovery and Resilience Facility in 2021, and 39.5 % of what was budgeted in 2022, does the Commission consider that making payments of 20.3 % of what was budgeted for 2023 is the appropriate pace of implementation for Spain to achieve the objectives set out in these funds?

2. As of 31 October 2023, Spain had made payments amounting to 18 % of the total funds allocated to Spain, EUR 163.8 billion. Is this the appropriate pace to implement the total funds by 31 December 2026, the deadline set in the Regulation?

Submitted:14.12.2023

Réponse - Commission européenne

Diffusée le 11 mars 2024

Answer given by Mr Gentiloni on behalf of the European Commission

(12 March 2024)

In contrast to other programmes, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is a performance-based instrument. Payments are made on the basis of the satisfactory fulfilment of the milestones and targets set out in the Council Implementing Decision (CID) (1) as assessed by the Commission based on documentary evidence provided by the Member State, also taking into account the views of the Council.

Spain was the first Member State to submit a payment request and has received three instalments under its Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP). So far, Spain has satisfactorily fulfilled 121 milestones and targets and has received EUR 37 billion in disbursements (including EUR 9 billion of pre-financing). Spain submitted its fourth payment claim on 20 December 2023, which the Commission is currently assessing.

Of course, the economic impact of the RRPs depends on their implementation. Sound investments take time to be designed and implemented properly. Data from Eurostat show an increased level of public spending on investment (gross fixed capital formation) since 2019 in Spain. A large share of this increase comes from EU funds and notably the RRF.

In view of the 2026 deadline, the Commission encourages all Member States to step up the implementation of the reforms and investments set out in their RRPs.

1 ∙ ⸱ https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-10150-2021-ADD-1-REV-2/en/pdf | | ( | | )

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