The Government has approved an additional credit of 519,942…

The Governing Council of the Basque Government approved Decree 175/2026 at its meeting on October 27, and, as a result, the Osalan agency will receive an additional credit of 519,942.46 euros for the 2026 budget year, linked to the distribution of state funds for the prevention of occupational risks. The regulation was published in issue number 217 of the Official Gazette of the Basque Country on Wednesday, November 12, 2026, with official reference 2026/4804. It will enter into force the day after its publication, that is, on November 13.

The source of these funds is the state budgets. Order TES/726/2026, dated July 3, was responsible for the territorial distribution of 2026 credits to finance territorial actions for the prevention of occupational risks, charged to the General State Budget, and allocated 538,866.67 euros to the Basque Autonomous Community. The first payment of this amount, 75%, totaling 385,225.79 euros, has been received, but this figure is after deducting 18,924.21 euros of uncommitted credit from the previous year; the explanation of the decree’s motives anticipates that the remainder will be received before the end of 2026. The allocated 519,942.46 euros are precisely the difference between the total allocated to the community and that remainder from the previous year.

Two budget operations, with the same amount

The decree combines two operations, both with an amount of 519,942.46 euros:

General Administration of the Basque Government: credit enablement in sub-concept 401.00 of program 3112 (Labor), and the corresponding income generating the same amount in sub-concept 430.00 of program 9211 (Financial Relations with the Spanish Public Sector).
Osalan: additional credit in program 3113 (Occupational Health and Safety), in sub-concept 452.00 on the expenditure side and sub-concept 400.00 on the income side.

This second operation is necessary because, according to the decree, the management of prevention actions corresponds to Osalan: after the Department of Economy, Labor and Employment enables the credits, the autonomous agency itself must request the additional credit to be able to carry out the actions. Therefore, two decree provisions appear together in the same text and are linked to each other.

Funds for the prevention of occupational risks

The third article specifies the purpose: the funds will be directed toward financing actions for the prevention of occupational risks. It is not, therefore, a general expenditure allocation, but rather money attached to a specific objective corresponding to the state transfer, to implement prevention policies at the territorial level.

In this context, the state budgets distribute credits for actions in this area among the autonomous communities, and this distribution is specified annually through the corresponding order. Order TES/726/2026 was the regulation that fixed the amounts for the 2026 period, and the distribution to the Basque Country was made according to the criteria established therein.

Legal protection and Government competence

The Decree mentions the Consolidated text of the current legislative provisions on the budgetary regime of the Basque Country, Legislative Decree 1/2011, of May 24, based upon it. Articles 82 and 83 regulate the possibility of granting credits, and Article 86.d) allows for the inclusion of credits from the previous exercise in the current budgets, provided they are not linked to already recognized obligations and are granted credits.

When an additional credit is created in an autonomous body, however, Article 95 applies: Government authorization is required, upon the proposal of the Department of Treasury and Finance, when the amount exceeds 3% of the body’s payment credits and does not reach 5%. The Decree used this route, as stated in the text itself.

Signatures and processing

The regulation was approved upon the proposal of the Minister of Treasury and Finance and the Second Vice President and Minister of Economy, Labor and Employment, after being discussed and approved by the Governing Council in the meeting of October 27, 2026. Issued in Vitoria-Gasteiz, on the same date, and three signatures appear:

Imanol Pradales Gil, President.
Miguel Torres Lorenzo, Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Economy, Labor and Employment.
Noël d’Anjou Olaizola, Minister of Treasury and Finance.

The only final provision of the regulation concerns its entry into force, fixing the application for the day following its publication. It does not foresee any changes to other regulations, nor does it have retroactive effect.

Impact and importance

The operations entail adjusting the 2026 budget to ensure the ability to carry out planned spending before receiving the actual income. Osalan will have an additional 519,942.46 euros to finance prevention activities, but within the state total corresponding to the community, not as an additional amount: the granted amount is obtained by subtracting a remainder of 18,924.21 euros from the 538,866.67 euros allocated to the community.

The main conclusion for the reader is this: even before receiving the second part of the state funds for the prevention of occupational risks, the Government ensures that the money for those actions will be available before the end of the exercise, and the management will be in the hands of Osalan.

Fuente: Boletín Oficial del País Vasco, n.º 217, 12 de noviembre de 2026, Sección I, Otras Disposiciones (referencia oficial: 2026/4804).