What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the orientation of tax policy and the strategy to combat tax fraud.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a motion. It was introduced on 30 March 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000024· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced30 March 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted4 April 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary4 April 2017All 350 deputies vote.
Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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6 April 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 159 yes · 162 no · 14 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the orientation of tax policy and the strategy to combat tax fraud.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 45· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. 10 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 14 most voted in favour; in 24, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 14
Against: 24
Tie: 14

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	81 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 abst. · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	4 in favour · 4 against · 9 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	2 in favour · 28 against · 2 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	64 in favour · 3 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 did not vote
Sin grupo	1	1 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	134	130 against · 4 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000024
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 5 of sitting 45
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

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Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the orientation of tax policy and the strategy to combat tax fraud. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original