Overview
- Deputies approved the 2026 spending plan in general by 358–133, setting total outlays at roughly 10.19–10.2 trillion pesos, a real increase of about 5.9% versus 2025.
- Morena leaders plan to reallocate about 17.8 billion pesos from the Judiciary, the electoral institute (INE) and the Attorney General’s Office to education, science, culture, agriculture and environmental programs.
- Opposition parties argue public security resources fall compared with 2025—citing reductions of 10–21 billion pesos—and accuse the Finance Ministry of drafting the bill, while PAN proposes 437 billion pesos in alternative shifts toward security, health and education.
- The draft preserves social-welfare priorities with about 987 billion pesos for flagship programs and raises health and education in real terms to roughly 965.7 billion and 1.1 trillion pesos, respectively.
- About 1.78 trillion pesos of the package would be financed with new debt, and officials contend security needs are covered in part by transferring Guardia Nacional spending to the Defense Ministry.