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Michoacán Congress Fast-Tracks 2026 Budget, OKs 9.05% Revenue Increase in Overnight Vote

An alternate-venue session concluded without public debate, prompting transparency concerns.

Overview

  • Lawmakers approved the 2026 spending plan at about 3:30 a.m. with a 39–0 recorded vote after relocating to the Fiesta Inn Altozano due to a takeover of the legislative building.
  • The accompanying revenue law projects 107,884,611,261 pesos for 2026, a nominal 9.05% increase, with no new taxes and a 3.5% across-the-board adjustment to fees and tariffs.
  • State finances remain heavily tied to the federation, with 91.41% of projected income coming from federal transfers under the national fiscal coordination system.
  • The budget shifts resources toward health, security and state bodies, including a 56.6% increase for health services and a 96.1% jump for the government’s communication office, plus higher allocations for the judiciary and the prosecutor’s office.
  • Cuts hit the Secretariat of the Migrant population (−45.1%), public works (−23%), municipal investment (−10%), the state forestry commission (−27.2%), the water commission (−12%) and urban development and mobility (−9.6%), while a new state editorial entity receives 14 million pesos.