Vox plan could make money transfers from Spain to Morocco more expensive
Moroccans living in Spain could face an additional tax on money they send to relatives in Morocco. The Vox party has included the measure in its platform for the November 29, 2026, general election, alongside several proposals targeting immigrants.
Santiago Abascal’s party wants to impose a levy on money transfers from Spain to other countries. Unveiled on Thursday, November 12, in its election platform entitled “Es sentido común”, the proposal would affect, among others, the hundreds of thousands of Moroccans who provide financial support to family members back home.
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The measure appears in the chapter devoted to “national priority,” which advocates giving Spaniards preferential access to public housing, social benefits and certain services. Vox wants money earned in Spain to contribute more to the national economy and to funding services for its residents.
For Moroccans living in Spain, the tax could make bank transfers and transactions through specialist international money-transfer agencies more expensive. The money sent is used, among other things, to cover families’ daily expenses, fund education or contribute to property projects in Morocco.
A new financial measure in a tougher migration platform
The proposal comes as transfers from Moroccans living abroad reach record levels. According to Foreign Exchange Office data for 2025, they amounted to 122 billion dirhams, compared with nearly 119 billion in 2024. These figures cover all countries where the diaspora lives, including Spain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The platform also proposes reserving the minimum income benefit for Spanish nationals and scrapping social assistance for immigrants in an irregular situation. It also seeks to end regularization programs based on established roots, known as “arraigo,” and step up deportations.
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Other proposals directly concern immigrants’ living conditions. Vox wants to require proof of legal residence to sign a rental contract and limit access to healthcare for foreigners in an irregular situation to emergency care. These pledges are among the measures the party intends to champion in Spain’s November 29 general election.
