The Government insists that it will present the budgets before April and says that they have already been prepared
The Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and new Government spokesperson, Elma Saiz, has stated that the Executive will present the General State Budgets (PGE) throughout the first quarter of 2026 and has defended that the first vice president and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, “has done her job” with the preparation of public accounts.
“We are going to present budgets. It will be throughout the first quarter,” Saiz stated in an interview in The time of 1from TVE, collected by Europa Press. The minister explained that, at the moment, they are carrying out “the necessary work with discretion and a low profile” which requires a “thorough” negotiation with the different political forces.
But first, Saiz recalled that Congress “will have to validate in the coming weeks that very important social shield that was approved in the last Council of Ministers” and highlighted that The Executive maintains its commitment to measures aimed at protecting the most vulnerable groups. “That is the message,” he stressed.
Saiz’s statements are added to those already made by the first vice president, María Jesús Montero, on December 25 to Cadena Ser. Then, the Minister of Finance also assured that public accounts are already “prepared” and in negotiation with the parliamentary groups, who will have the last word.
Regarding Montero and the possibility of an electoral advance in Andalusia, Saiz has supported the work of the first vice president and has stated that “the work is done” in relation to the preparation of the PGE. “The vice president has done her job and, if the time comes, she will assume that commitment with complete normality, because her commitment to Andalusia has been and will always be unbreakable,” said Saiz.
Revaluation of pensions: “Tranquility and certainty”
Saiz has defended that the revaluation of 2.7% of contributory pensions “gives peace of mind and certainty” to the more than nine million pensioners in Spain, since “it is guaranteed by law” its rise according to the CPI. The Government has also approved an increase in minimum pensions of more than 7% and non-contributory pensions and the Minimum Living Income (IMV) of 11.4%.
Regarding the social shield, the Government spokesperson has highlighted the extension until 2026 of measures regarding housing and energy, such as the prohibition of evictions for vulnerable people and the protection of homes through the social electricity bonus.
The minister has stressed that The Government’s objective is to “strengthen that social shield which shows that the economy can be managed fairly”, recalling that “Spain continues to grow above the European average, with a GDP forecast of 2.9% in 2025”.
In this sense, he has appealed to the “responsibility and dialogue between political forces” to maintain and reinforce these measures, and has defended that the Executive will continue to commit to “sustainable” economic management with social protection.
There is much left to do
Regarding the objectives that the Government still has pending, Saiz has acknowledged that “there is still a lot to do”although he stressed that the Executive “is on the right path” thanks to the “good performance of the Spanish economy.” He has highlighted the growth of GDP and the improvement of macroeconomic figures “from rigor and fiscal responsibility”, as well as the progress in reducing public debt.
The minister has insisted that this economic improvement is being achieved “without taking a step back in social protection.” In this sense, he has indicated that the Executive maintains as a priority “reducing the inequalities that still exist in Spain”, remembering that “there are still people who have a bad time” and that the Government “is very clear about the path and the policies that must be applied to respond.”
Saiz has also defended that Spain “has become an international lighthouse” in areas such as immigration policy and social protection, and has assured that the Executive “will not stop practicing these policies during the remainder of the legislature.”
