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Huesca proposes its largest budget at €130 million

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The Diputación Provincial de Huesca has put forward €130 million for 2027, including €66 million for investment. Roads receive €21 million and the Plan de Obras y Servicios gets €25 million.

The Plan de Obras y Servicios will receive €25 million, while the road allocation rises 70% to €21 million under the Diputación Provincial de Huesca’s proposed 2027 accounts. The council presented the €130 million plan on Thursday, calling it the largest in its history.

Investment accounts for 50.7% of the proposed budget. In 2024, it represented 42%, or €40 million, according to figures given by provincial president Isaac Claver. He said the accounts had been drawn up after listening to the territory and were meant to address residents’ needs.

Housing funding will rise by 50%, from €2 million to €3 million. The plan would bring the total allocated during the current mandate to €9 million, with a call planned for January and February. Municipalities will be able to seek funding to acquire or improve homes, including through new construction. Claver said more than 150 homes had been made available through the previous three calls; over 80% are in municipalities with fewer than 3,000 residents, where he said construction supply is almost non-existent.

Fire service equipment and infrastructure will receive €4.1 million, a 14% increase on the previous year. That includes €1.7 million for planned fire stations in Monzón and Jaca. A further €900,000 is earmarked for rural video surveillance and cooperation with the Guardia Civil. Support for local police is also included in the security budget.

The culture budget will rise by 12% to €6.5 million, while grants to social organisations will increase by 23%. A separate Granada food-bank report covered a funding appeal to expand fresh-food storage.

Among the transport projects, €4.6 million is set aside to resurface the road between Chía and Plan, where work is already under way. The council has also allocated €500,000 to begin the Eje Norte de Guara, which will connect Bara and Las Bellostas. The project has been drafted and its environmental processing completed. Work is expected to start in 2027, with funding from the Government of Aragón.

The accounts also reserve €1 million for investment and running costs at public care homes. Cinca Medio will receive help to equip its residential facility in Fonz. A separate funding call will support the restoration of churches and hermitages. Monasteries are also included, in cooperation with the province’s three dioceses.

Claver also listed the Plan de Caminos, allocated €6 million over three years, and the Plan de Escuelas Rurales, funded with €1 million from the DPH and the Government of Aragón. Deputy president and finance lead Celsa Rufas described the proposal as a roadmap for the planned work.

As a proposed local-government budget, the accounts must go through the statutory approval process, including a plenary decision and a period of public exposure before they become final.

Richard Reid RUSSPAIN.com
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