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Mexico Treasury Clarifies Budget Redesign Won’t Cut Social or Health Programs

Officials say the technical restructure aims to eliminate duplication across dozens of line items, preceding the formal 2026 spending proposal to Congress on September 8.

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Es falso que se cancelen programas sociales en 2026, afirma Hacienda. Foto: Milenio y X de Hacienda @Hacienda_Mexico

Overview

  • The Treasury insists that no social or health programs will be eliminated or see their funding reduced in the 2026 budget.
  • Officials describe the changes as a technical redesign intended to eliminate dispersion, correct duplications and strengthen coherence across programs.
  • Final resource allocations will be determined in the 2026 spending proposal to Congress, scheduled for submission by September 8.
  • Health initiatives on obesity, HIV and epidemiological surveillance will be merged into a new "Política de prevención y control de enfermedades" coordinated by the Health Ministry.
  • The overhaul will streamline public spending by cutting 192 administrative programs, 21 state-enterprise initiatives and 19 autonomous line items.