Overview
- The Pontevedra council set a €239 million budget, directing one-third to municipalities, lifting home-help funding by 30%, and earmarking €8 million for sports facilities, €50 million for 350 +Provincia works, and €35 million for a new strategic investment plan.
- Luis López defended the Pontevedra plan in the Galician Parliament and criticized the central government for not covering 50% of dependency-care costs.
- Opposition reactions included a PSOE claim that larger state transfers make the budget possible and criticism of the Equality area’s removal, while the BNG faulted limited execution of historical-memory programs.
- Ourense unveiled a €110.4 million budget, up 5.11%, anchored by the CooperOu municipal program at €19 million, as President Luis Menor decried fiscal rules that left €24 million unused and noted only €6.2 million could be mobilized despite wildfire needs.
- A Coruña presented a €256.5 million plan, a 6.67% increase, with President Valentín González Formoso urging the regional government to boost support for local councils and highlighting priorities in social spending, jobs, and depopulation.