Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies passed the 2026 Expenditure Budget totaling 10.193 trillion pesos after a two-day debate that logged 26 legislative hours and more than 281 speakers.
- Lawmakers reallocated 17,788.1 million pesos by reducing autonomous branches: Judiciary (-15,805 million), INE (-1,000 million), CNDH (-50 million) and FGR (-933 million).
- The redirected funds bolster Education (+10,842.6 million), Agriculture (+641 million), Labor (+319 million), Environment (+1,500 million), Science (+2,500 million) and Culture (+1,985.5 million), with specific boosts for Conagua, INAH, INBAL and IMCINE.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said Health faces no net cut, arguing that an adjusted presentation consolidates resources to reduce bureaucracy and prioritize primary care.
- The opposition criticized resource management in major hospitals, while the approved budget now moves to the Executive for constitutional processing.