The Basque Government today approves the largest budget project in its history, up to 13 billion

The Governing Council will approve in today’s meeting the Basque budget project for 2022. For the first time will reach € 13 billion, which represents 5% more (600 million) than in 2021. The Accounts will be oriented to face the crisis situation derived from the pandemic and its economic and social consequences. In next year’s accounts, the social spending and the investment.

Three out of every four euros will go to social spending, in areas such as health, education or social protection. In addition, the investment capacity of the Basque Government for next year will be 1600 million. This investment bet will go mainly to social, economic, energy and environmental infrastructures and communications. To this must be added the extraordinary investment plan of 250 million, approved at the end of September, which began to be carried out this year.

Urkullu already advanced in the plenary session of General Policy the commitment to the “economic and employment relaunch of the Basque Country” after the economic crisis derived from the coronavirus pandemic.

The budget project will be approved in a context of economic recovery, although there is a certain slowdown in the economy. Nevertheless, The Basque Government estimates growth of 6.7% for this year and 6.4% for 2022.

After the approval of the budget project, the Minister of Economy and Finance will deliver it this Friday to the president of the Basque Parliament, Bakartxo Tejeria, for debate and subsequent approval in a plenary session scheduled for December 23.

The absolute majority of the partners of the Basque Government, PNV and PSE-EE, guarantees the approval of the Budgets for 2022 without the support of any of the opposition groups. However, the Lehendakari has shown his willingness to speak with parliamentary groups to obtain more support.