Overview
- Mayor Giovani Gutiérrez formally asked Mexico City’s Congress for a 10% increase—355 million pesos—that would lift Coyoacán’s 2026 budget to 3,855.2 million pesos.
- The request earmarks funds for World Cup–focused security and urban works, including doubling the police force (21 mdp), road resurfacing and markings (80 mdp), vehicles and equipment for services (60 mdp), and tree trimming (10 mdp).
- Additional line items include 69.3 million pesos for a court-ordered liability linked to prior administrations and 114.7 million pesos to cover projected inflation in salaries.
- La Jornada reports unresolved questions over 250 million pesos from a 283 million peso services allocation and cites ASF findings of 2023 contracting irregularities, including simulated competition among firms.
- During the Budget and Public Account Commission review, Deputy Paulo Emilio García questioned the reinstatement of David Axel Magaña Benítez after a 2023 detention on extortion allegations, and residents alleged a November 14 direct award for luminaria installations to Crolsa SA de CV with a single participant for 2,608,798 pesos.