Santa Pola opens the modification of the IBI ordinance for public allegations

The Plenary of the Santa Pola City Council, meeting in an extraordinary session on November 10, 2026, agreed to the provisional approval of the modification of the fiscal ordinance regulating the Property Tax (IBI). The agreement is notified via a provisional approval announcement published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante number 216, dated November 12, 2026, in section III (Local Administration), with the official reference 8750/2026. This opens the public exhibition process prior to the entry into force of the modified text.

The regulation affects the municipal tax levied on property ownership and paid by all owners within the municipal district of Santa Pola, meaning any variation in its fiscal ordinance has a direct impact on bills, bonuses, and census management. The procedure is based on article 17.2 of the Revised Text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5, which requires the file to be submitted for public information before final approval.

Thirty days to examine the file and submit allegations

The announcement sets a public information period of thirty days starting from the day following the insertion of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province, that is, from November 13, 2026. During this period, interested parties may examine the complete file and formulate any claims they deem appropriate.

The file will be available through two channels:

• In person, at the municipal offices of the Santa Pola City Council.
• Electronically, at the municipal electronic headquarters, at the address https://www.santapola.es/ordenanzas/.

The text of the announcement does not disclose the specific content of the approved changes; therefore, the details of the proposed modification and its economic scope must be consulted in the file. Allegations must be submitted within the indicated period, which is calculated in calendar days from the date of publication.

A fiscal package that also covers other fees

The modification of the IBI is part of a block of agreements adopted in the same extraordinary plenary session on November 10, 2026. Up to four municipal fiscal ordinances begin their processing in the same issue of the provincial gazette:

• 8750/2026: fiscal ordinance of the Property Tax.
• 8749/2026: fee for the service of collection, transfer, and treatment of urban waste.
• 8748/2026: fee for the occupation of public use with tables, chairs, and similar elements for profit purposes.
• 8747/2026: fee for the provision of the sewerage and stormwater service.

The four announcements respond to the same procedure and share an identical public exhibition period of thirty days, so that owners, holders of establishments with outdoor seating, and users of municipal services can submit allegations simultaneously regarding the entire fiscal package.

What happens if there are no claims

The announcement specifies the administrative effect of the process: if no claims have been submitted after the public information period has elapsed, the modification agreement will be considered definitively approved. In other words, administrative silence in this procedure is equivalent to the consolidation of the text provisionally approved by the Plenary.

Otherwise, the local Administration must resolve the claims submitted before making the ordinance modification definitive, which may delay the application of the new text to the following fiscal year.

The relevance of the news is immediate for the readers of Santa Pola: the IBI is the tax that levies every home, premises, garage, or plot in the municipality, and the ordinance sets the rules for its management and the applicable tax benefits. Interested owners wishing to influence the text have a limited period, counted from November 13, 2026, to review the file and submit allegations to the Santa Pola City Council before the modification is closed.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante, No. 216 of 11/12/2026, section III. Local Administration, page 1 (official reference: 8750/2026).