Budgets
Madrid's City Council approved the 2025 municipal budget on Monday, totaling 6,578 million euros, thanks to the PP's absolute majority, despite three total amendments from the opposition. The session, lasting over eight hours, featured heated debates on housing, infrastructure, and local conflicts. Critics decry the minimal investment in social housing amid a 55% rise in property prices since 2020.
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Aragón's president Jorge Azcón has dismissed Minister Pilar Alegría's proposal to agree on regional budgets, amid a tense meeting filled with mutual criticisms. Alegría accuses Azcón of calling elections out of whim or incompetence, while the PP labels the socialist offer as phony. This paves the way for early polls in February.
Extremadura's president, María Guardiola, has announced early regional elections for December 21 due to opposition rejection of the regional budgets. This decision kicks off an electoral cycle in PP-governed regions. The campaign will start on December 5.
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In a tense Senate session, the Partido Popular sharply criticized First Vice President and Finance Minister María Jesús Montero for three years without approving general budgets. PP senators ironically wished 'happy birthday' recalling the date of the last approved budgets. Montero defended the government's management against accusations of budgetary inaction.