According to Article 31, how must everyone contribute to public expenses?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 31 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: According to their economic capacity. Article 31 also says the tax system must be fair.
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Constitution · article 31.1
The question in Spanish
Según el artículo 31, ¿cómo deben contribuir todos al sostenimiento de los gastos públicos?
The options
- AAccording to their economic capacityDe acuerdo con su capacidad económicaCorrect
- BThe same amount for everyoneLa misma cantidad para todos
- COnly people who own property paySolo pagan las personas que tienen propiedades
What the Constitution says
«1. Todos contribuirán al sostenimiento de los gastos públicos de acuerdo con su capacidad económica mediante un sistema tributario justo inspirado en los principios de igualdad y progresividad que, en ningún caso, tendrá alcance confiscatorio.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 31 (paragraph 1, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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