The Deputation gave the green light in an extraordinary plenary session, to the initial approval of the accounts for 2025. This is the Budget highest, reaching 209 million10.5% and 20 million more in 2024. Of this amount, 17.3 million are reserved for performances in Vigo: 4.6 million for the purchase of the Fraga theater, 5.2 for the Gol de Balaídos stands and 7.5 for actions in collaboration with the Council, such as humanizations and others. The document allocates a third of the budget to city councils and reinforces strategic areas such as tourism, sports, culture, community action or infrastructure.
With the initial approval of this Budget, which obtained the favorable votes from the deputies of the Popular Group and the rejection of the deputies of the PSOE and the BNG, the provincial government fulfills for the second consecutive year its commitment to make the new accounts come into force on January 1. “A new demonstration of political stability, rigor and seriousness,” said the deputy and government spokesperson, Jorge Cubela.
The local administration will receive 5.2 million more from the Provincial Council than last year, specifically 71.4 million. A figure that is even higher when taking into account the Extra Plan (35 million) or the second Sports Infrastructure Plan (8 million). Within this game, the +Provincia repeats as the central collaboration program with the city councils. A plan that once again reaches its ceiling with a budget of 48.2 million euros with a renewed sensitivity to the transformation of the territory and the demographic challenge.
The new accounts of the Provincial Council include a increase in games from strategic areas such as sports, which grows by almost 15%, up to 6.4 million. A game that includes new developments such as the creation of a new line of aid for the acquisition of vehicles for the sports sector, the reinforcement of aid to federations, a sports chair in collaboration with the University of Vigo and a 51% increase of the amount allocated to organize sporting events of global interest in the province.
The resources allocated to turismo They also grow by 8% to reach 6 million euros so that the Rías Baixas continue to be leaders in Galicia, a reference in Spain and an example of deseasonalization and sustainability. In this field, new developments stand out such as the increase in aid for festivals of international interest up to 25% or reinforcement of the Rías Baixas Fest brand with 17% more funds.
In Culturethe item increases by 14%, up to 5.4 million euros, breaking the five million investment barrier for the first time. Another of the provincial government's flags, community action, also sees its endowment increased by 20%, up to 2.4 million euros. Funds that will serve to continue promoting measures that were so well received, such as support for associations or +Aqua to collaborate with communities of water users.
Likewise, the Infrastructure Service Next year it will have a total of 24 million euros, an increase of 8 million, for the maintenance in perfect condition of 1,600 kilometers of the provincial road network.
