The CSIF union has called for a 24-hour strike at the Tax Agency for this Monday, June 8, coinciding with the Income Tax Campaign. They denounce staff shortages and a blockage in negotiations.
The Independent and Civil Servants' Union (CSIF) has called for a general strike of 24 hours at the State Agency for Tax Administration (AEAT) for this Monday, June 8, during the Income Tax Campaign. The strike will affect approximately 28,000 workers across all the agency's centres in Spain, from 00:00 hours on Sunday until midnight on Monday.
The union demands an increase in staff, improvements in working conditions, and the fulfilment of agreements signed with the Administration. Additionally, they have called for gatherings at 11:00 hours in front of the special delegations of the Tax Agency in all autonomous communities.
Escalation of protests since May
The mobilisations began on May 6 with a gathering in front of the Secretary of State for Finance, continued on May 13, and continued this Friday with a partial strike of one hour and gatherings at various agency locations. CSIF aims to culminate this cycle of protests with the general strike this Monday.
The union denounces the "blockage" of negotiations by the Tax Agency on matters such as the administrative and professional career, the regulation of teleworking, and the recognition of the Customs Surveillance Service (SVA) as a high-risk profession. According to CSIF, an agreement was signed in 2024 to review the professional career of employees, a system that has been stalled since 2019, resulting in a loss of remuneration.
The current staff of the AEAT is about 28,000 workers, whereas it should be between 32,000 and 33,000 employees to ensure, according to OECD studies, an effective structure in the fight against tax fraud. CSIF claims that employees "are overwhelmed and at their limit."
Tax fraud in the spotlight
The union spokesperson justified the strike due to the non-fulfilment of agreements and the deterioration of working conditions. They denounce a serious staff deficit estimated between 4,000 and 5,000 personnel and an unbalanced salary structure, where "50% of tax technicians are in the lowest salary bracket," despite performing more complex functions.
Furthermore, they warn that the combination of staff shortages and demotivation is affecting the agency's ability to act in the most complex cases of tax fraud. In this regard, they alert that "real tax fraud is slipping away from us" and that "the Tax Agency is absolutely absent in these procedures."
The union also criticises the management of minimum services during the Income Tax Campaign, considering that their design could neutralise the impact of the strike by focusing on in-person attention and the taxpayer.
For taxpayers, the strike may cause delays in the processing of declarations and in-person consultations, although minimum services will ensure basic attention. The 2025 Income Tax Campaign, which began in April, ends on June 30, so the strike comes at a crucial moment for the final procedures.
CSIF has announced that it will maintain the mobilisations if there is no progress in negotiations. The next event will be the gathering on Monday at 11:00 hours in front of the Tax delegations across Spain.
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