Vox unveils deregulation plan to repeal dozens of laws

Vox presented a sweeping deregulation plan on Saturday, aiming to repeal at least a dozen laws including those on housing, climate change, gender equality, and LGTBI obligations for businesses. The plan, titled "¡Al grano! Una vida más fácil," was unveiled at the party's General Assembly and is heavily inspired by Argentine President Javier Milei's policies Source: elconfidencial.

The party argues that "hyperregulation" costs Spain €90 billion annually and stifles prosperity, families, and businesses Source: infobae. Key proposals include scrapping mandatory equality and LGTBI plans, digital disconnection protocols, and mandatory time tracking, which Vox describes as "ideological bureaucracy disguised as progress" Source: infobae. The plan also calls for a "positive administrative silence" rule, but explicitly excludes immigration and nationality procedures from this benefit, stating that "silence will never favor those who try to bypass our laws" Source: elmundoes.

Scope and inspiration

Vox proposes a "motosierra" (chainsaw) approach, similar to Milei's, and aims to pass a law that repeals three old regulations for every new one enacted Source: abces. The party also wants to harmonize regulations across Spain's autonomous communities, which it accuses of creating "regulatory chaos" Source: elmundoes. Other measures include a citizen mailbox to report unnecessary red tape, a single database for all administrations, and ending the requirement for prior appointments Source: infobae.

The plan will be spearheaded by Vox's vice presidents in Extremadura, Aragón, and Castilla y León, who hold "Deregulation" portfolios in their coalition governments with the PP Source: elmundoes. Analysts note that while the plan targets economic burdens, it is also a vehicle for Vox's ideological stances, particularly against immigration and regional autonomy Source: abces.