Patronage and Collaboration in the Eighth Centenary
An opportunity for collaboration with cultural, social, and reputational impact.
The Eighth Centenary of the Cathedral of Toledo, Primate of Spain, constitutes an event of international significance. This historic anniversary transcends the local sphere to stand as one of Europe’s foremost cultural and spiritual milestones, drawing the attention of institutions, media, and visitors from around the world.
Collaborating with the Centenary entails associating a brand’s image with values of excellence, legacy, and transcendence. The commemorative programme includes high-level exhibitions, musical cycles—such as the Organ Battles—, audiovisual spectacles such as Lumina, academic conferences, specialised publications, and heritage restoration projects, together with liturgical celebrations and institutional events of particular importance.
The impact of the Centenary also extends to the economic and social spheres: it stimulates cultural and religious tourism, strengthens the business fabric, and consolidates Toledo as a cultural and spiritual destination of international reference.
Collaborating entities become part of a platform for visibility and strategic positioning, with presence across the Centenary’s physical and digital media, hospitality initiatives and institutional relations, as well as extensive media coverage. To be associated with this commemoration is to take part in a historic celebration with high reputational value and long-term projection.
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Event of Exceptional Public Interest
Royal Decree-Law 8/2025, of 8 July, which declares various initiatives and programmes as events of exceptional public interest, grants the “Eighth Centenary of the Gothic Cathedral of Toledo, Primate of Spain” the status of an event of exceptional public interest for the purposes set out in Article 27 of Law 49/2002, of 23 December.
Section two of Article One of the aforementioned Royal Decree-Law further stipulates that “the tax benefits applicable to this programme shall be the maximum established under Article 27.3 of Law 49/2002, of 23 December.” Article Two of the same regulation establishes that “the duration of the programme supporting this event shall run from 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2027.” Finally, Article Three, paragraph one, of Royal Decree-Law 8/2025, of 8 July, states that “the certification of the compliance of the expenses incurred with the objectives and plans of the programme shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of Law 49/2002, of 23 December,” adding in paragraph two that “the development and specification of specific activity plans and programmes shall be carried out by the respective competent bodies in accordance with the provisions of Law 49/2002, of 23 December.” This law regulates the creation of an Inter-Administrative Commission responsible for executing the programme and certifying that the expenses incurred are in line with its objectives and plans.
To this end, an agreement has been signed between the Public Administrations involved in the event. In this case, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Finance are represented, and in all cases the favourable vote of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance is required for the issuance of the aforementioned certifications, together with the Fundación Primatialis Sedes Toletana, as organiser and recipient of the donations.
In particular, the Inter-Administrative Commission shall be the body responsible for the development and specification, through plans and programmes, of the activities supporting the celebration of the event of exceptional public interest “Eighth Centenary of the Gothic Cathedral of Toledo, Primate of Spain,” as well as for certifying that the expenses incurred are consistent with the objectives and plans of the aforementioned programme.
Entity responsible for the material execution of the programme.
The Fundación Primatialis Sedes Toletana shall be responsible for the material execution of the events and activities arising from the implementation of the programme for the commemoration of the event of exceptional public interest entitled “Eighth Centenary of the Gothic Cathedral of Toledo, Primate of Spain”, as well as for financing the official programme of the event, funded from its own budgets and, where applicable, through contributions, grants, donations, or other private-source income. To this end, it shall assume the role of recipient and administrator of the donations made for the execution of the programme supporting the event.
The Commission shall have the following functions:
a) Approval of the plans and programmes of specific activities that may give rise to the application of the tax benefits provided for in Royal Decree-Law 8/2025, of 8 July, which declares various initiatives and programmes as events of exceptional public interest.
b) Approval of the logo of the event of exceptional public interest “Eighth Centenary of the Gothic Cathedral of Toledo, Primate of Spain” and of its usage manual governing the advertising use of the distinctive signs—denominative, graphic, or otherwise—identifying the event. This manual shall comply with the Manual for the Application of the Tax Benefits provided for in the first paragraph of Article 27.3 of Law 49/2002, of 23 December, relating to multi-annual advertising and promotional expenditure serving to promote events of exceptional public interest, approved by Resolution of 25 January 2018 of the Directorate-General for Taxation.
It shall also comply with the Resolution of 9 June 2022 of the Directorate-General for Taxation, which interprets criteria set out in the aforementioned Manual for the Application of Tax Benefits approved by the Resolution of 25 January 2018.
c) Certification that the expenses incurred are consistent with the objectives and plans of the support programme, in accordance with Article 27.2 of Law 49/2002, of 23 December.
d) Submission to the Tax Management Department of the State Tax Administration Agency, in the months of January, April, July, and October, of copies of the certifications issued during the preceding quarter.
e) Proposal for the dissolution of the Commission, which shall require unanimous approval by all entities represented therein.
f) Any other functions which, in compliance with current legislation, ensure the fulfilment of its purposes.
Procedure for the issuance of certifications.
In order to obtain the certifications referred to in Article 27.2(b) of Law 49/2002, of 23 December, interested parties shall submit an application addressed to the Inter-Administrative Commission, using the standardised application forms that shall be made available.
Applications may be submitted in the places and manner provided for in Articles 16.4 and 66 of Law 39/2015, of 1 October, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations, and shall be addressed to the offices of the Fundación Primatialis Sedes Toletana, located at Calle Cardenal Cisneros, 1, 45002 Toledo. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties referred to in Article 14.2 of that Law shall be required to interact with the Administration and submit their applications by electronic means, via the following email address: solicitudaeip@catedralprimada.es.
Applications for certification shall be examined by the Inter-Administrative Commission, which, where appropriate, shall agree to their issuance. In all cases, a favourable vote from the representative of the Ministry of Finance shall be required for approval.
The maximum period for the Inter-Administrative Commission to notify the certifications shall be two months from the date on which the corresponding application is entered in the register of the body competent to decide.
The calculation of this period shall be suspended where the interested party is required to complete the submitted documentation, for the time elapsed between notification of the request and submission of the required documentation, or, failing that, upon expiry of the period granted for rectification.
If the period for notification of the certification elapses without the interested party having received a request for additional information or an administrative notification regarding their application, the certification requirement shall be deemed to have been fulfilled. In such case, the interested party may request prior recognition of the tax benefit from the Tax Administration by submitting a stamped copy of the application.
The resolutions issued by the Inter-Administrative Commission shall exhaust the administrative avenue. Appeals against such resolutions may be lodged before the contentious-administrative courts, without prejudice to the optional application for reconsideration, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 123 and 124 of Law 39/2015, of 1 October.