Cabezarrubias del Puerto definitively approves its 2026 budget

The City Council of Cabezarrubias del Puerto has definitively approved its municipal budget for the 2026 fiscal year, for a total amount of 920,407 euros, as no claims were filed during the public exhibition period against the initial approval agreement adopted by the Plenary in the session of July 31, 2026. The announcement, signed by the mayor María Inmaculada Arévalo Usero on September 10, is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real number 176, dated September 14, 2026.

The approval is processed in accordance with Article 169 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5, which approves the Revised Text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries, and Article 20 of Royal Decree 500/1990, of April 20. The document, consisting of 31 pages, includes the summary by chapters of the statement of expenses and income, as well as the municipality’s personnel roster for the fiscal year.

A balanced budget between expenses and income

The budget presents an accounting balance, with a total of 920,407 euros in both the statement of expenses and the statement of income. In the expenses chapter, non-financial operations reach 898,456 euros, while financial operations total 21,951 euros.

• Current operations: 662,136 euros.
• Capital operations: 236,320 euros, entirely allocated to real investments (chapter 6).
• Financial operations: 21,951 euros, corresponding to financial liabilities (chapter 9).

On the income side, non-financial operations total 920,407 euros, of which 688,422 euros correspond to current operations and 231,985 euros to capital operations, fully financed through capital transfers.

Current expenditure, the protagonist of the fiscal year

The bulk of the spending is concentrated in current operations, which absorb 662,136 euros of the budget. Within these, personnel expenses and current expenses on goods and services stand out.

• Chapter 1 (Personnel Expenses): 352,455 euros.
• Chapter 2 (Current Expenses on Goods and Services): 302,907 euros.
• Chapter 3 (Financial Expenses): 3,166 euros.
• Chapter 4 (Current Transfers): 3,608 euros.

In the statement of income, current transfers constitute the main source of financing, with 385,590 euros, followed by direct taxes (153,532 euros) and fees, public prices, and other income (120,100 euros).

A municipal staff of nine employees

The budget incorporates the municipality’s personnel roster for 2026, consisting of a total of nine employees, distributed between civil servants and contractual staff.

• Career civil servants: 1 position for secretary-auditor (group A1, level 26).
• Contractual staff: 8 positions, including 5 home care assistants, 1 administrative assistant, 1 multi-service operator, and 1 librarian.
• Temporary staff: 0 positions.

In accordance with Article 171 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, a contentious-administrative appeal may be filed directly against the approved budget within two months from the day following the publication of the announcement in the Official Provincial Gazette.

The final approval of the budget provides the municipality with a stable financial framework for the 2026 fiscal year, with a clear commitment to real investments and the maintenance of local public services. Publication in the official gazette opens the period for citizens and interested entities to exercise their rights of challenge, thereby guaranteeing transparency and the control of municipal public spending.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, number 176, September 14, 2026, Local Administration section (official reference: announcement number 2921, CVE ex4sJz2W4zUri3iw6rC0).