The Supreme Court will review the legal impact of the information on online offices (e-offices) regarding subsidies

The Supreme Court, in an order dated 25 February 2026, declares that it is of objective interest to determine whether it is in accordance with the principles of legitimate expectations, good faith and legal certainty to revoke aid due to failure to meet deadlines when the beneficiary has acted within the implementation and justification deadlines published on the electronic platform set up by the particular Administration itself, but not with those set out in the award decision – with Articles 3 of Law 40/2015, 12.1 of Royal Decree 203/2021, 7 of the Civil Code and 9.3 of the Spanish Constitution being subject to interpretation – without prejudice to the judgment being extended to other legal rules or issues.

Thus, the order highlights that the issue transcends the case in hand, as it affects the functioning of the public sector via electronic means and the legal value of the information that the Administrations offer on their websites and processing platforms. The Supreme Court intends to clarify, complete or even correct its case law on legitimate expectations when there is a discrepancy between the award decision and the data published in the electronic management tool.

In practice, this judgment opens the door to greater legal weight being given to the information published on electronic platforms of subsidies, especially when it creates a reasonable expectation on the part of the beneficiary. The future judgment will be key to defining the responsibility of public administrations for the integrity, accuracy and updating of the data they provide on their e-offices and to setting the limits for the revocation of aid in cases of administrative error in these digital environments.