How much can the autonomous communities spend? The Spanish government communicates the data to the Finance Ministers

La Moncloa is determined to present the budgets for the year 2027 despite not having the support in the Congress of Deputies. And, for this reason, it has already begun to take the necessary steps to bring the accounts to the Spanish chamber this autumn. The Minister of Finance, Arcadi España, has met with all the heads of Finance this Monday in the autonomous communities and has transferred to them the spending limits that the State government foresees for regional and municipal governments for next year. According to sources from the Ministry of Finance, while the meeting is still taking place, Arcadi España has informed the autonomies that they will have the possibility to spend up to 4% more, this being the new spending rule for all administrations, although it maintains the deficit margin for regional administrations of 0.1%. A figure that the Finance councilors have already warned at the entrance of the meeting, which is being held at the ministry in Madrid, is insufficient for the autonomies to finance the welfare state.