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The verdict came after a Madrid woman appealed against a tax demand for €361.13 after not having included the nearly €9,000 she had received in 2013 in maternity pay.
This case eventually reached the highest contentious court in Spain.
Tax minister María Jesús Montero pledged to refund all income tax, or IRPF, deducted from maternity and paternity pay for each and every child born since 2013 inclusive.
According to consumer protection organisation OCU, typical amounts refunded are expected to be around €1,000 to €2,600 per child.
It is also payable for adoption or fostering leave and relates to all maternity and paternity payments, not just those directly from the State but also from those town councils or regional governments which offer a top-up.
NEW legislation aiming to protect the public from telephone scams and cold-calling is under construction, and will attempt to attack it at source by tightening up on commercial use of customers' personal data.
INTEREST rates in the Eurozone could fall to 2.5% next year, having closed August 2024 on 3.75%, according to latest research.
GRANTS of up to €250 are available this year for replacing older air-conditioning units in a bid to encourage greater energy efficiency.
TWO of Spain's largest high-street banks are reported to be in merger talks, potentially resulting in the joint entity being the second-biggest in the country in terms of share capital.