Valencia and Navarra reportedly apply a general 20% tax rate to betting, but calculate the taxable base differently. Valencia sets a minimum base of 30% of stakes, while Navarra taxes the difference between stakes and prizes; traditional pilota valenciana bets held at the sport’s venues are subject to a 1.5% rate.
Different tax bases can change operators’ effective betting-tax burden despite the regions’ matching general rates.
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The headline reports a decree placing the Directorate General for Taxes and Gaming within the Valencian Ministry of Economy, Finance and Public Administration. The available page text does not provide further details of the decree.
Navarra’s gambling-activity tax receipts totalled €3,080,667 through December 2025, down 5.92% year on year, according to figures reported on 23 February 2026. Tax on prizes and lotteries brought in €823,844, a 64.15% decline from 2024.
Valencia issued an order requiring online submission of certain self-assessment forms and gambling taxes, reportedly published in the official journal. The available text contains no details on the forms, taxes or commencement date.
Navarra’s tax authority reported that cumulative net receipts from the tax on gaming activities reached €3,080,609 through November 2025, down from €3,274,524 a year earlier. Receipts from taxes on prizes and lotteries fell 64.69% to €801,518 from €2,269,707, according to the authority’s figures.
The Valencian government has reappointed Inmaculada Domínguez Calomarde as director-general for taxes and gambling, according to a report. It also confirmed Eusebio Monzó Martínez as regional secretary for finance and funding, whose remit includes budget, tax and gambling policy.