How much money does the Treasury take from the prizes of the El Niño Lottery 2026

This Tuesday, January 6, the El Niño draw will be held. It is the quintessential quote that comes from the hand of the Three Wise Men. An event that gives a good pinch to close Christmas in the best possible way. However, as occurs with the rest of the State Lottery and Betting draws a part of the prize must be given to the Treasury. We must not forget that the amounts obtained from the Lottery prizes are subject to a special tax from the Tax Agency that is applied in the form of withholding to all prizes that exceed 40,000 euros.

When does the Treasury keep money from the first prize of El Niño

If we take into account that the withholding from those 40,000 euros is 20% of the first prize of the draw The Childwhose tenth is awarded with 200,000 euros, the lucky one who has it at the end pocketed 168,000 after subtracting the 32,000 that the Treasury keeps.

How much money does the Treasury take from the second prize of El Niño

He second prize in this raffle distribute 75,000 euros for each tenth. In this case the Tax Agency keeps 7,000 euros and the winner with 68,000 euros. The first 40,000 euros are exempt.

How much money does the Treasury take from the third prize of El Niño

The third prize of the El Niño Draw awards 25,000 euros to the tenth. In this case, whoever manages to have this number in their possessionr will be able to enter the entire prize if it is below the first 40,000 euros that the Treasury leaves exempt. The same happens with the rest of the prizes in the draw.

How much money does the Tax Agency take if I add several prizes?

If we play several tenths we have to know that The Treasury will only take the part of the prize that corresponds to it per tenth. If we add more than 40,000 between several, we will charge the entire amount as long as one person does not exceed that amount.

When does the Treasury keep money from shared prizes?

It is very common in this draw to share tenths with family and friends. When it comes to collecting something that has been awarded, the first thing we must be clear about is whether we have shared it with someone. Each winner must collect their share and if this is greater than 40,000 euros, each one will have to account to the Treasury.