Cabra del Santo Cristo definitively approves its 2026 budget

The City Council of Cabra del Santo Cristo (Jaén) has finalized its General Budget for 2026, which amounts to 4,499,580.51 euros in income and 4,309,792.65 euros in expenses, as no claims or suggestions were submitted during the public exhibition period. This was announced by the mayor, Juan Guidú López, through an edict published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Jaén number 163, dated August 24, 2026.

The budget was initially approved by plenary agreement in a session held on July 22, 2026, and published in the BOP of Jaén number 143, dated July 27, 2026. Since no objections were filed, the agreement becomes definitive and is now published in full, summarized by chapters, along with the civil service and labor staff list.

A budget focused on real investment

The document allocates 2,459,661.24 euros to real investments, the largest item in the expenditure chapter, largely financed by capital transfers amounting to 2,310,512.20 euros and the disposal of real investments (149,149.04 euros). On the current side, personnel expenses total 845,281.60 euros and expenditures on current goods and services reach 790,498.00 euros.

Among current income, current transfers (951,921.52 euros), fees and other income (557,801.31 euros), and direct taxes (473,901.64 euros) stand out.

Staff list with vacant Local Police positions

The staff list approved alongside the budget includes civil service and labor positions, with several vacancies:

Officer (Local Police Force): 1 position, group C1, vacant.
Local Police: 1 position, group C1, vacant.
Gardener: 2 positions, group C2, vacant.
Secretariat-Audit: 1 position, group A1, occupied on an interim basis.
Administrative Assistant: 3 positions, group C2, permanently occupied.

The rest of the labor staff (construction officers, Early Childhood Education technicians, cleaner, library manager, municipal pool maintenance operator, dynamizing technician, and administrative assistant) are listed as permanently occupied.

Legal framework and appeals

The publication is carried out in compliance with article 169.3 of the Recast Text of the Law regulating Local Treasuries, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5. A contentious-administrative appeal may be filed directly against the agreement within two months before the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia, without prejudice to any other appeal deemed appropriate.

With this firm budget, the municipality of Jaén guarantees the execution of its investment projects for the fiscal year and specifies the Local Police positions that must be filled to reinforce security in the municipality.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Jaén, no. 163, August 24, 2026, Local Administration, page 12957 (official reference: edict 2026/4001).