Spanish writer Angela Vallvey accused the Spanish government of failing to present a budget and creating bureaucratic terror that harms small business owners. Writing in an opinion column published by 247 News Agency on August 3, 2026, Vallvey rejected claims that the administration legislates too little.
Vallvey argued that the government's inability to pass laws is its only positive feature, stating that Spain needs to eliminate tens of thousands of redundant regulations. She pointed out that the Spanish Constitution requires an annual General State Budgets Law. According to Vallvey, the government has not introduced this budget once during its current term, violating constitutional requirements.
Government Agenda and Regulatory Burden
Vallvey claimed the political program of the government focuses on personal matters involving the president's family and associates. She cited issues concerning the president's brother, his wife, the attorney general, an indicted former organization secretary, and a former vice president. She stated this agenda relies on legal non-compliance rather than enacting new legislation.
The column highlighted that excessive regulations burden economic growth across Spain. Vallvey stated that small business owners and self-employed workers face overlapping and contradictory rules. She argued that these endless requirements punish wealth creation and treat everything outside state control as suspicious.
According to Vallvey, large corporations and wealthy individuals navigate regulatory obstacles easily using professional teams. In contrast, she stated that small and solitary entrepreneurs are consumed by a bureaucratic system from Spain and the European Union, which she compared to Dante's Inferno.
Additional News Highlights
The 247 News Agency publication included several other reports alongside Vallvey's column. Happiness expert Mario Alonso Puig noted, through reporter Ainara C. Mateos, that problems occur when people believe peace depends solely on acquiring more possessions.
Meteorologist H. de Miguel reported an abrupt weather change bringing severe storms, heavy rain, and hail to Spain. Meanwhile, reporter Iago Rodriguez noted that Spain's weather agency AEMET confirmed temperatures in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands would remain above 25 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
In legal news, lawyer Abel Marin warned through reporter Ainara C. Mateos that un-audited inheritances can leave heirs with inflated debts. Additionally, columnist Sayde Chaling-chong Garcia commented on a Florida political family and Moroccan actions near Ceuta, where border surveillance remains reinforced.
Finally, reporter Ricardo Coarasa covered the Plus Ultra case. Former prime minister Zapatero told a judge that his wife was not involved in the legal proceeding.
