The Basque Government will present its draft budget for 2026 today
The Government spokesman has advanced that "there will be an increase in investments and items of interest and concern to the public".
Nöel d'Anjou, in a stock image.
The spokeswoman for the Basque Government, Maria Ubarretxena, will present on Tuesday the draft budget of the Basque Country for 2026, which she will do together with the Director of Finance and Finance, Nöel d'Anjou , who yesterday, Monday, advanced that the government will increase investments and items "on issues that interest and concern the public."
Ubarretxena explained in an interview with Euskadi Irratia that the Government will approve the draft budget for next year at today's Governing Council and that the Finance and Finance Adviser will give its details at a press conference from 12:00.
It has advanced that housing will receive "special attention" as well as "other issues of public interest" such as security or "continuing to improve and stabilize public services", so there will be "significant investments" in the Department of Health and Education.
He has also reiterated that the Basque Government "strongly rejects" EH Bildu's proposal to negotiate the budgets of all the Basque public institutions "because we value the institutional architecture of the Basque Country and the competences, sovereignty, identity and independence of each territory".
In any case, the spokesman for the Basque Government has pointed out that in budgetary matters there is 'the possibility of rapprochement' with EH Bildu, PP and Suma and has recalled that last year 'an honest effort was made' which was not possible, although 'we changed budgets and added many proposals from the opposition'.
Once the project is approved, the government will talk to opposition groups "except Vox, "Noël d'Anjou said.
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