Hacienda desbloquea 1.435 millones del superávit de las CCAA para vivienda o infraestructuras

On Tuesday, the Council of Ministers approved the flexibility in fiscal rules to allow autonomous communities that had a surplus in the previous year to use the resources for financially sustainable investments, such as infrastructure, energy efficiency or housing. The government approved on Tuesday the release of 1.435 million euros from the surplus that the autonomous communities had obtained the previous year to be directed towards sustainable investments in 2026 and 2027.

Additionally, Hacienda would allow communities with a debt-to-GDP ratio below 12.4% at the end of 2025 to use the surplus of previous years for investments, rather than obligating them to use these resources to reduce their debt. The measure would allow regions to invest an additional 2.600 million euros between 2026, 2027 and 2028.

Both measures were approved just months after the Council of Ministers released 3.168 million euros for municipalities and local entities from their leftovers of the previous year. In this case, the funds must also be dedicated to financially sustainable investments, such as housing, water management, energy efficiency, transport or infrastructure.

The flexibility of fiscal rules for autonomous communities was launched just days after the Council of Fiscal and Financial Policy (CPFF) green-lit the reform of autonomous financing that the government had agreed with ERC. It should also be noted that, after the Congress of Deputies blocked the deficit plan proposed by the Executive for the next year in July, the autonomous communities must achieve budgetary stability in 2027, unlike the 0.1% contemplated by the Hacienda plan.

According to the minister, this issue would force regional governments to make a fiscal adjustment of 5.849 million euros in the following fiscal year. At the same time, the decree approved by the Council of Ministers includes specific measures for La Palma, such as the release of 100 million for financing aid to individuals and entities affected by the volcanic eruption.

The government also announced that it would extend until the current tax period the 60% deduction in Income for residents on the island. During the previous year, eight autonomous communities managed to close the fiscal year in surplus, although all of them achieved a figure close to budgetary stability. Those with the most funds to use after the release of this surplus would be Navarra, with 575 million euros; Andalucía (315 million), Asturias (163 million) and Galicia, with 157 million euros.

In a lower scale are Cantabria, Canary Islands, Balearic Islands and Basque Country, which also closed the previous fiscal year with a positive balance, but below 100 million euros in all cases. On the opposite side are Aragon, Castilla y León, Catalonia, Extremadura, the Region of Murcia, the Community of Madrid and the Community of Valencia, which ended 2025 with a deficit and therefore could not increase their investments.

Some of these communities have been very critical of the financing model proposed by Hacienda over the past months, considering that they are still underfunded and that, therefore, fulfilling their fiscal objectives becomes more complicated. Regarding the communities that could benefit from the release of another 2.600 million for investments to maintain their debt below 12.4% of GDP, there are five: Asturias (12.3%), Basque Country (11.5%); Madrid (11.3%); Canary Islands (10.8%); and Navarra (9.4%).