Overview

• The Partido Popular (PP) will use its Senate majority this week to pass a motion invoking Article 134.3 of the Constitution, requiring the government to present the overdue 2025 General State Budget.
• The motion forces Sánchez's coalition partners, including Junts and Sumar, to publicly declare their stance on whether the government should be excused for not submitting the budget.
• The Sánchez administration continues to operate under prorogued 2023 budgets, marking the second consecutive year without new fiscal legislation.
• Moncloa insists it will only register the 2025 budget once it secures sufficient parliamentary support, while Sumar advocates for immediate submission to Congress, even if defeat is likely.
• The razor-thin majority in Congress has stalled legislative progress, with the government validating just four royal decrees and passing one law in the first quarter of 2025.