Ayuso launches today a record budget of 32.911 billion to close the legislature
Madrid approves its fourth consecutive budgets on Wednesday, which increase by more than 7% compared to the current ones, with a focus on Health, Education and Housing and incentives and aid to SMEs and self-employed workers.
The Madrid regional government, led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, is set to approve its fourth consecutive budget, which represents a 7.3% increase from 2026, reaching a record 32.911 billion euros. The budget focuses on social policies, particularly in Healthcare and Education, which will receive around 20.000 billion euros, with Healthcare getting 12.178 billion euros and Education 7.740 billion euros.
The government also plans to increase support for housing, with 552 million euros allocated for housing policies and incentives, and 35 million euros for the "Mi Primera Vivienda" program, which helps young people buy their first home. Additionally, the budget includes measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and self-employed workers, such as the new Plan Industrial 2026-2030, worth 850 million euros.
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