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Canary Islands records €62,234 in gaming-fee entitlements by September

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The Canary Islands’ budget execution figures show net recognised entitlements from gaming fees of €62,234 by 30 September 2026, against an unchanged forecast of €57,465. The figures put execution at 108.30%; separately, REF gaming-fee receipts fell 30.75% year on year to €410,099.95 for January to September, according to the budget data.

The Canary Islands recorded €62,234 in net recognised gaming-fee entitlements by 30 September, exceeding its budget forecast, according to its budget execution data. The forecast remained unchanged at €57,465, with recognised entitlements reaching 108.30% of that amount.

Collections on that budget line totalled €42,234, representing 67.86% of recognised entitlements, with the remainder still outstanding at the reference date.

Separately, gaming-fee receipts under the Economic and Fiscal Regime (REF) fell to €410,099.95 in January to September 2026 from €592,187.02 a year earlier. The decline amounted to €182,087.07, or 30.75%. The budget-line and REF figures use different accounting categories and should not be combined as a single receipts figure.

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