Vallcebre approves the public price for municipal electric charging

The Vallcebre City Council has definitively approved Fiscal Ordinance No. 31, which sets the public price for the municipal electric vehicle charging service at public stations. The agreement was finalized after the public exhibition period without any claims and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona on September 28, 2026 (CVE 202610143117, pp. 1-4). The regulation comes into force the day after its publication and applies to all municipal-owned charging points.

The text is the result of the initial approval agreed upon in the ordinary plenary session on July 28, 2026, which became definitive as no allegations were presented during the public information process. The ordinance is issued under articles 133.2 and 142 of the Spanish Constitution, article 106 of Law 7/1985, of April 2, regulating the bases of the local regime, and article 47 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5, which approves the revised text of the Law regulating local treasuries. The document is signed by the mayor, Lluís Cadena i Andreu, in Vallcebre on September 18, 2026.

The consideration is structured as a public price and not as a tax, because the service is voluntarily requested and is also provided by the private sector. The taxable event is the charging of electric and hybrid vehicles at municipal-owned stations, whether they are on public roads or in a municipal facility.

Rates: 0.30 euros per kWh for slow charging

Article 5 of the ordinance sets the rates including VAT:

• Slow charging of electric and hybrid vehicles at municipal stations: 0.30 €/kWh.
• Temporary penalty for excess occupation of public space during slow charging: 0.05 €/minute.
• Fast or semi-fast charging of electric and hybrid vehicles at municipal stations: 0.45 €/kWh.
• Temporary penalty for excess occupation of public space during fast or semi-fast charging: 0.10 €/minute.

The reserved parking area may only be used while charging is taking place, and may not be used to park the vehicle without charging, nor may it exceed the maximum limit established by regulation.

Taxpayers and accrual of the price

The taxpayers are natural or legal persons and the entities referred to in article 35.4 of Law 58/2003, of December 17, General Tax Law, who are owners of electric or hybrid vehicles and charge them at municipal stations. The tax representatives referred to in articles 42 and 43 of the same law shall also be liable for the debt, jointly or subsidiarily.

The public price is accrued at the moment the charging begins, provided that it is completed. The user must follow the operating and usage rules of the local regulations, the instructions indicated at the station and, if applicable, those of a computer application linked to the charging point. The price includes the use of the public domain enabled for this purpose.

One year of gratuity for registered residents

The first transitional provision exempts from the payment of the public price the taxpayers who are owners of electric or hybrid vehicles registered in the municipality of Vallcebre during the first year of the ordinance’s validity.

Regarding infractions and sanctions, the regime of Law 58/2003, General Tax Law, and the rest of the provisions that develop it shall apply. The regulation will remain in force until its express modification or repeal.

The measure directly affects the users of the municipal charging points and the owners of electric and hybrid vehicles in the municipality, who, from the day after publication, will have to pay for each kilowatt hour consumed and for the periods in which the vehicle occupies the space without charging.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Province of Barcelona, September 28, 2026, Local Administration, pp. 1-4 (official reference: CVE 202610143117).