Overview
- The General Council set an operating budget of 14,099,968,884 pesos after a 1,000 million peso reduction published in the federal spending decree.
- INE detailed a base of about 12,345 million pesos for ongoing operations and roughly 1,757 million for institutional projects, with most of the adjustment absorbed by projects.
- Largest reductions target technical and electoral areas, including about 170.8 million from Informatics, 187 million from the Federal Voter Registry, 293.6 million from Training, 169 million from Organization, and 108 million from Administration.
- Consejeros accused the Finance Ministry of stripping 3,119 million pesos from the request before it reached the Chamber of Deputies, calling the practice a breach of the institute’s autonomy and a risk to democratic quality.
- Public financing for political parties remains at roughly 7,737.2 million pesos under the constitutional formula, and INE executives said the adjusted plan sustains preparations for the 2026–2027 federal cycle, local contests, and the judiciary election phase.