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Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 17 de diciembre de 2025 (Sala de lo Contencioso Administrativo, Sección 2ª, Ponente: Isaac Merino Jara).

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Title: Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 17 de diciembre de 2025 (Sala de lo Contencioso Administrativo, Sección 2ª, Ponente: Isaac Merino Jara).
Authors: Mora Ruiz, Manuela1
Source: Actualidad Jurídica Ambiental. feb2026, Issue 164, p334-337. 4p.
Subject Terms: *Energy tax, *Natural gas, *Electric power production, *Environmental impact charges, European Union law, Tax refunds, Legal judgments
Company/Entity: Spain. Tribunal Supremo , European Union
Abstract (English): The article focuses on the ruling of the Spanish Supreme Court dated December 17, 2025, which resolves a cassation appeal filed by a commercial company against the imposition of the Hydrocarbons Tax applied to natural gas used for electricity generation and cogeneration. The Court concludes that Law 15/2012, which eliminated the tax exemption for this use of natural gas, contravenes Council Directive 2003/96/EC, which establishes a mandatory exemption for energy products intended to produce electricity, except for exceptions justified on environmental grounds. The ruling recognizes the company's right to the refund of amounts unduly paid and reaffirms the primacy of European Union law over national regulations in environmental tax matters. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of this decision for environmental protection through specific fiscal instruments. [Extracted from the article]
Abstract (Spanish): Esta Sentencia resuelve el recurso de casación núm. 5443/2023 interpuesto por Empresa mercantil contra la sentencia de 2 de junio de 2023 de la Sección Segunda de la Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía, en el procedimiento 144/2021, sobre la resolución del Tribunal Económico-Administrativo Regional de Andalucía, de 20 de noviembre de 2020, desestimatoria de la reclamación que había deducido frente a la resolución de la Oficina Gestora de Impuestos Especiales de Sevilla de la Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria, por la que se desestimó su solicitud de rectificación de autoliquidaciones por el Impuesto sobre Hidrocarburos modelo 581 (periodo de diciembre de 2014), y devolución de lo ingresado por este concepto. Es parte recurrida la Administración General del Estado. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Esta Sentencia resuelve el recurso de casación núm. 5443/2023 interpuesto por Empresa mercantil contra la sentencia de 2 de junio de 2023 de la Sección Segunda de la Sala de lo Contencioso-Administrativo del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía, en el procedimiento 144/2021, sobre la resolución del Tribunal Económico-Administrativo Regional de Andalucía, de 20 de noviembre de 2020, desestimatoria de la reclamación que había deducido frente a la resolución de la Oficina Gestora de Impuestos Especiales de Sevilla de la Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria, por la que se desestimó su solicitud de rectificación de autoliquidaciones por el Impuesto sobre Hidrocarburos modelo 581 (periodo de diciembre de 2014), y devolución de lo ingresado por este concepto. Es parte recurrida la Administración General del Estado. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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