Ayudas de Estado ilegales, obligación de recuperación y reclamación patrimonial: la reaparición del caso de las vacaciones fiscales vascas.

Authors

  • Francesc J. Rodríguez Pontón Universitat de Barcelona

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rap.208.10

Keywords:

State aids, liability for damages, recovery of unlawful State aids, legitimate expectations.

Abstract

Spanish Supreme Court decision 1361/2018, of September 5, resolves an
appeal relating to one of the best-known cases of State aid declared by the European
authorities contrary to European Union Law, within the framework of “Basque tax
holidays”. The company that receives the aid and is obliged to return it seeks compensation
for patrimonial liability and alleges the principle of legitimate expectations.
The Supreme Court considers that in the circumstances of this case it is not appropriate
to estimate such patrimonial liability. This comment tries to contextualize the
most relevant elements of the case within the framework of European State Aid Law.

Published

2019-04-30

Issue

Section

CASE LAW