The Provincial Council initially approves the fourth phase of the PAEM 2026 Plan

The Provincial Council of Málaga has granted initial approval to the Municipal Economic Assistance Plan, in its PAEM 2026-4th phase modality, according to the announcement published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga on November 12, 2026, within the first section dedicated to the provincial corporation, with the official reference Edict 4379/2026. This is the instrument through which the supra-municipal institution channels economic assistance to the municipalities of the province.

What the gazette announces

The summary of the November 12 issue includes, under the Provincial Council heading, a single announcement regarding the matter: the “Initial approval of the Municipal Economic Assistance Plan, PAEM 2026-4th phase,” with the town of Málaga as the point of issuance and Edict 4379/2026 as the official identifier of the act.

This announcement is, therefore, the public and verifiable reference of the decision: the initial approval agreement is formalized in the provincial gazette, and it is to this text that interested city councils must refer to learn the scope of the approved phase.

Fourth phase and municipal scope

The name of the plan places the decision in the fourth phase of 2026, which represents the continuation of the annual cycle of the Municipal Economic Assistance Plan that the Provincial Council of Málaga deploys among the city councils of the province.

The purpose of the plan, as identified by the title of the announcement itself, is the investments and economic resources destined for local entities: the PAEM is the channel through which municipalities receive financial assistance from the Provincial Council to carry out their actions.

The administrative framework of the announcement

The published act has the character of initial approval, meaning the first step of the procedure provided for the plan to acquire definitive validity. The usual sequence in this type of agreement involves the initial approval by the competent body, notifying the recipients and, if applicable, resolving any allegations or objections presented before the final approval.

In this case, the announcement is limited to recording the initial approval of the fourth phase of the 2026 fiscal year, without the summary text yet publishing the details of the distribution by municipality or the amounts assigned to each city council.

A gazette with provincial activity

The November 12, 2026 issue also concentrates other announcements from the provincial administration and its dependent bodies, including those from the Collection Board:

• Public exhibition of tax and public price registers and collection announcement for municipalities from Almáchar to Teba (Edict 4364/2026).
• Collection announcement from Alcaucín to Pizarra (Edict 4365/2026).

Both publications, together with the PAEM agreement, outline the ordinary activity of the Diputación de Málaga regarding economic support and tax management in favor of the province’s city councils.

Why it matters

The initial approval of the PAEM 2026-4th phase directly conditions the investments that the province’s councils can execute and the money they will ultimately receive, especially in municipalities with lower economic capacity, which depend on this route to finance their actions. The official announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga opens the period during which interested city councils must follow the plan’s processing to ensure their participation and access to funds.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Málaga, November 12, 2026, section 1 (Diputación) (official reference: Edict 4379/2026).