Overview
- The Mesa of the Cortes refused to admit the 2026 budget bill to parliamentary processing, a first for the region.
- The decision followed chief legal counsel Laura Seseña’s report citing the absence of an approved non‑financial spending limit and the inclusion of a Section 20 not validated by the Chamber.
- The legal opinion referenced by El País also notes the filing arrived after the statutory deadline set in the regional Statute.
- PSOE and Vox voted to back the legal finding and the non‑admission, while the PP’s members voted to proceed.
- The Junta may present a corrected proposal once the spending cap is approved and after the Mesa adopts the Cortes’ and its institutions’ own budget proposal.