Nothing has changed. Bitcoin was de jure required to be accepted by businesses, but it was de facto voluntary to do as no punishments for non compliance have been issued (as far as I know anyway)

This move simply adjusts the law so it's voluntary for businesses both de jure and de facto. No reason to get upset by this, they're still a Bitcoin country and Bitcoin is still their legal tender.

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Doesn't legal tender imply that businesses must accept it?

Typically. But all rules are made up anyway, so I guess this is a new way of having legal tender. More importantly there's no capital gains taxes when spending.