The banking sector challenges the bank tax
The banking associations AEB and CECA have initiated legal action against the new bank tax, filing an administrative appeal against the Ministerial Order approving the self-assessment and fractional payment model for the tax (Order HAC/532/2025), recently published in the Official State Gazette.
The banking sector rejects a tax that affects growth and is considering legal action.
The AEB and CECA associations believe that the decision to create a new banking tax affects economic growth, and if approved under the announced terms, they do not rule out taking legal action, as some of the constitutional flaws of the current tax in force persist.
The banking sector rejects the permanent tax
In light of the succession of news reports and public statements regarding the Government’s intention to make the temporary levy on the banking sector permanent, the banking associations AEB and CECA express their strongest rejection due to the impact on the sector itself and on the Spanish economy
The banking sector rejects the extension of the temporary levy
The Spanish Banking Association (AEB) and CECA reject the extension of the temporary levy on the banking sector announced today following the Council of Ministers by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, within the framework of the new Royal Decree-Law.