The budget project approved today by the Governing Council allocates the largest amounts to Health and Education, accounting for more than half of the 14,250 million.
The draft general budget of the CAV, approved on Tuesday by the board of directors of the executive, allocates 76% -10,254.6 of the total 14,250 million euros to social policy, with Health and education as departments with the highest amounts. It is precisely these two ministries that have grown the most compared to last year, followed by Territorial planning, housing and transportthe latter powered by European recovery funds.
This is the breakdown, department by department:
Health. Total budget: 4638.9 million. It represents almost a third of the total amount and an increase of 256.9 million from 2022. Most of it will go to Osakidetza, with 3,565 million (+202 million). Similarly, 68.2 million will be allocated to Osakidetza health research and research staff, as well as digital transformation. Pharmacy spending rises to 559 million.
Education. Total budget: 3477.7 million. It adds 242.7 million more than last year and makes up a quarter of this year’s total bills. Pre-primary and primary education, along with secondary and vocational education, account for more than 70% of the post. University education would have 374.9 million, of which 362.9 corresponds to the UPV/EHU, which increases by almost 23 million. 206.1 million will be set aside for research and university research personnel or advanced materials.
Work and employment. Total budget: 1,107.8 million, with a growth of 171.6 million. The Social Inclusion takes up more than half of the game, at 663.8 million (229.7 more than in 2022) and is distributed as follows: the RGI, 312 million, including the IMV — included for the first time in the amount after the transfer of competition — with 173 million and the additional housing, with 80 million. Lanbide will receive a budget of 1,091.9 million.
Economic development, sustainability and environment. Total budget: 849.8 million (72.4 million more than in 2022). More than a third, 306.6 million, will be spent on projects from R&D, including technology (211 million), renewable energy and hydrogen or biotechnology stand out. The largest increase in this department occurs in Industry developmentI’m thinking 137 million. The budget of the Basque Agency for Business Development, Spri, will be 129 million.
Territorial planning, housing and transport. Total budget: 754.4 million. It is up 25%, 189.9 million more, due to the impact of European funds. residence It will receive a budget of 184 million, of which the Gaztelagun youth rental aid program will receive 16 million. The amount provided for the and Basque and Metropolitan South Variant it will be 135.4 million.
Safety. Total budget: 746.3 million. This year it will also grow by 21.2 million compared to last year. It also increases the budget for the Ertzaintza, to 709.2 million euros.
Equality, justice and social policy. Total budget: 637.8 million, 114.7 more than in 2022. The largest item, 152 million, goes to Family and Community Policy, which includes 200 euros per child aged 0-3. Social Services absorb 85.1 million and Penitentiary Institutions 70.9. The increase in immigration is remarkable — the post doubles to 16.1 million. Emakunde is also growing, with a budget of 7.8 million euros, 400,000 euros more than in 2022.
Culture and language policy. Total budget: 353.2 million, with an increase of 30.8 million. EITB monopolizes 182.9 million (+21 million) to face, among other things, Miramon reform, digitization and new content strategies. HABE will receive a budget of around 49 million euros, while Cultuurpromotion will receive 36.6 million.
Public administration and self-government. Total budget: 171.9 million (+32.8 million). It is committed to digitization, with a reserve of 55.6 million for IT and Telecommunications. The IVAP maintains its budget of 21 million.
Economy and Treasury. Total budget: 138 million euros, almost 10 million more than in 2022. The interest subsidy of the SME financing program with ELKARGI SGR grows to 16 million. Eustat will manage a budget of 16.1 million.
Tourism, trade and consumption. Total budget: 63.9 million (+11.8 million). The direction of tourism will have 22 million while trade will have 21.5 million and consumption 6.5 million.
Lehendakaritza. Total budget: 49 million, almost 2 more than last year. The largest posts are for Foreign Action (11.9) and the Youth Directorate (10.9). In addition, the Social Transition and Agenda 2030 program will receive 4.9 million euros.
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