Vox amendment seeks to avoid a concealed “tax reform” via European directive DAC8.
Critics clarify that the Treasury already seized cryptoactives in exchanges, but seeks to reinforce it.
The Spanish political party Vox urged to stop the processing of the law that transposes the European directive «DAC8», which increases surveillance and allows Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets in Spain.
The policy and lawyer María José Millán, spokesman for Vox, registered an amendment of totality in Congress on October 3, 2025. With this, it seeks that the Chamber return to the Government and, therefore, stop the processing of the project that forces to make a series of changes in tax laws which apply to the cryptocurrency sector.
The party argues that, under a technical justification, the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Party) could infiltrate “an amalgam of foreign amendments” to execute an “authentic tax reform”, as happened with the Global Minimum Tax Law, where a tax on electronic cigarettes was introduced.
This happens while Spain accelerates the adaptation of its regulations to The European Directive DAC8approved by the European Parliament in September 2023 and that will enter into force in the European Union in January 2026.
This regulation requires Bitcoin and cryptocurrency service providers Declare customer dataestablishing greater control over these assets and facilitating embargoes to tax debtors.
The Spanish Council of Ministers has already approved a draft law to modify national tax laws and adjust to these new guidelines.
Now, Millán stressed in Congress that «the Vox parliamentary group will not be complicit in this corrupt government. The process will be used to introduce amendments that execute agreements to keep it alive », according to A report From Europa Press.
Vox members fear that a “harmless” law becomes a vehicle for fiscal reforms or hidden concessions, exacerbating the crisis of trust government organisms. This reflects Spanish political polarization, where technical procedures are politicized. If the Vox amendment is approved, the law would return to the government without advancing.
Implications of regulations in Spain
The regulations modify the General Tax Law and affects income taxes, companies, non -residents, heritage, successions and donations, reaffirming the sewage of cryptoactive.
However, specialists such as José Antonio Bravo have pointed out that «the Treasury could already seize funds on digital assets that are deposited in a service provider effectively. What does the transposition of the DAC8 is to reaffirm its sewage without the supplier being able to be denied for not being within the legal assumptions ”, as reported by cryptootics in 2024.
It is crucial to distinguish that these laws apply to cryptoactive in centralized exchanges, while digital assets in self -ustody will remain unattachable, since “limitations to their property cannot be executed,” said Bravo.
The DAC8 seeks to “restrict anonymity in transactions with bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to prevent users from evading the tax authorities”, in accordance with the guidelines of the Cryptactive Markets Regulations in force since the late 2024. The EU countries have until December 31, 2025 to adapt their normative frameworks.