Other information of interest
...if you have a pet...
...or if you have to organise a burial...
FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED
If you have a pet and they get lost or run away...
As the owner, you must pay the fees for any services provided (pet collection on public roads, transfer to pet shelter, health check and identification, other health services if needed, etc.).
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG LICENSE (PPP)
If you have a pet listed as a potentially dangerous dog...
You must obtain the licence to own potentially dangerous dogs.
The licence is personal and non-transferable and must be renewed every five years.
WHEN SOMEONE DIES
If they wished to be cremated, then...
The private price for the cremation of the body and other possible related services, such as treatment of the ashes, must be paid.
To lay the body or ashes to rest in a city cemetery...
You can acquire, by concession, a burial space where the remains of the deceased person can be deposited after the corresponding fee is paid, depending on the type chosen. To keep it clean and in proper condition, the fee for the conservation and cleaning of cemetery roads, sewers, landscaping and administrative buildings must be paid.
The fees for the preparation of the grave, the transfer, the digging and the burial must be paid at the time of death.
If you decide to renovate the grave or add decorative elements to it, you must secure the corresponding authorisation or license.
The Barcelona City Council offers affordable funeral services for city residents which are regulated in both the private prices and the Byelaw on the Provision of Public Untaxed Assets.
Are you up on...
...when you have to pay taxes?
...what happens if you don’t pay them?
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO KEEP UP ON YOUR TAX PAYMENTS?
Direct debit is the easiest and most convenient way to keep up with your tax obligations.
WHAT HAPPENS IF A TAX ISN’T PAID WITHIN THE STIPULATED TIME FRAME?
If a tax isn’t paid within the stipulated time frame...
The tax can still be paid with a 5% surcharge on the amount if it is paid before you receive the injunction notice.*
If it is not paid, the City Council will send this notice, which includes a 10% surcharge on the amount of the tax and a new payment deadline.
If it is still not paid by that deadline, a 20% surcharge is generated along with the procedure to embargo the current accounts or other assets (homes, vehicles, salaries, pensions, etc.) owned by the person who owes the tax.
*This is an administrative action which starts the debt payment procedure in the enforcement phase.
Customer service channels
...by telephone / ...online /
...personalised / ...via the app
 | TOLL-FREE | To request information and carry out certain procedures, | |
 | INTERNET | To request information and carry out procedures quickly and easily. | Virtual office of procedures. |
 | PERSONALISED | Citizen information offices in each of the city’s districts.No appointment is needed to receiveinformation . For any other procedures, an appointment is needed. | Municipal Tax OfficeAn appointment is needed. Visitors without an appointment are served on a first-come, first-served basis. Calle de la Llacuna, 63 08005 Barcelona |
 | BARCELONA | The Barcelona City Council mobile app where you can make payments and carry out other procedures. |
E-notifications.
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WHAT ARE E-NOTIFICATIONS?
E-notifications are the way to communicate with city residents online.
Instead of receiving notifications on paper by post, as was done until now, they are now available on a digital platform.
Every time a new notification is sent, you receive a notice by email or by text message on your mobile phone.
You can open the notification from the email link or your profile.
WHO HAS TO USE E-NOTIFICATIONS?
LE-notifications are compulsory for companies and legal persons but optional for individuals.
More available. Notifications are received immediately and can always be opened from any computer, mobile phone or tablet, anytime and anywhere.
More secure. Less risk of errors or missing a paper notification. Privacy in your interactions with the City Council is guaranteed.
More sustainable. Using less paper saves money and reduces the environmental impact.