José María Llanos
Spanish politician, educator and lawyer
Photo: Vox Valencia, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Jul 23
Valencia approves 'national priority' welfare rule and tax cuts for top earners in omnibus law
The PP-Vox majority in Les Corts voted through a fiscal and administrative package on 31 July 2026 that embeds 'national priority' criteria into social benefits and public housing, while raising the wealth-tax exemption to 2 million euros and shaving income-tax rates for earners above 100,000 euros.
- Jul 15
Valencia's PP government writes Vox's 'national priority' into 2026 budget, redirects Red Cross aid to immigration crime study
The budget of the Valencian Community for 2026 will for the first time in any Spanish region explicitly make preferential treatment of residents with "real, lasting and verifiable" roots a condition for housing and social assistance. The PP of President Juanfran Pérez Llorca also agreed to strip 10,000 euros from Red Cross emergency programmes to fund a study on immigration and delinquency.
- May 27
Valencia's PP Government Strikes Budget Deal with Vox, Embedding 'National Priority' into 2026 Spending
The conservative government of Juanfran Pérez Llorca has agreed to Vox's demands, including a controversial 'national priority' clause, to secure approval of the 2026 regional budget in Valencia.