Vox Announces Massive Deregulation: Three Repeals for Every New Law

Vox Deregulates: Three Laws Less for Each New One

On June 27, 2026, Santiago Abascal presented Vox's deregulation plan during the party's Ordinary General Assembly. The flagship proposal: repeal three regulations for each one approved. Prior objectives include labor reform, housing law, equality law, time recording, and, according to some analyses, the minimum interprofessional wage. The package, described by its promoters as a "legislative collapse," aims to reverse much of the current Government's regulatory structure.

The three-to-one plan: political accounting or good regulation

The rule of three repeals for each new law is, for its supporters, a mechanism to reduce the weight of the State. However, as critical analyses point out, a single two-page provision can generate more compliance costs than a hundred technical regulations. The reasonable metric, it is argued, should measure compliance costs against benefits, duplications, and administrative deadlines. There are defensible proposals within the plan, such as eliminating mandatory prior appointments or unifying labeling, but others—such as abolishing labor reform or time recording—would represent a setback in labor rights.

The abolition of time recording has generated special rejection among low-income workers. It has been noted that, for an employee earning around 20,000 euros gross annually, this measure would facilitate unchecked exploitation. In parallel, the repeal of the housing law has been interpreted as an open door for foreign investment funds to monopolize the residential market.

The Argentine mirror: will prices fall?

One recurring question is whether deregulation will lower the cost of living, especially housing. For skeptics, the Argentine experience under Javier Milei's government is illustrative. There, in the face of possible deregulation, rental supply contracted in 2023, prices rose, and after the electoral victory and the devaluation of the peso, prices returned to 2022 levels, far from the 50% drop some had predicted. The conclusion: eliminating controls does not automatically guarantee lower prices, but can shift costs to tenants and consumers.

Support and criticism in public debate

Vox's plan has polarized opinion. Supporters consider it the only way to end inefficient administration and excessive bureaucracy that suffocates the self-employed and businesses. "Not hindering and stopping putting sticks in the wheels usually helps quite a bit," some summarize. On the other side, it is warned that deregulation mainly benefits large economic actors and leaves workers without protection. "The danger of Vox lies not in what it says, but in what it omits," critical voices point out, recalling that promises of economic freedom often translate into more power for capital over labor.

The political context adds uncertainty. Electoral arithmetic makes it doubtful that the PP and Vox will gain enough seats in 2027 to apply such an ambitious program. Meanwhile, the debate continues: more market or more protection? The answer, as almost always, will lie in the details of each repeal.