Mérida approves a credit modification of 775,629.72 euros

The Mérida City Council has initially approved credit modification file number 88/2026, in the form of a credit supplement and extraordinary credit charged to the treasury surplus for general expenses, for a total amount of 775,629.72 euros. The agreement is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz number 185, corresponding to Monday, September 28, 2026, via Announcement 3735/2026, and remains open to the public for fifteen days for the submission of claims.

The provisional approval took place during the session held by the Mérida City Council on September 23, 2026. The announcement is issued using the powers conferred by the Mayoral Decree of June 20, 2023, and in compliance with articles 169 and 177 of the consolidated text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5.

The file, identified as MC 88-2026, is available to interested parties at the Intervention Service of the City Council, on the first floor of the building located at Plaza de España number 1 in Mérida. The document is signed by the Delegate of Finance.

Financing charged to the treasury surplus

The operation is fully financed by charging the treasury surplus for general expenses. The breakdown provided in the announcement is as follows:

• Item 87000: treasury surplus for general expenses, 775,629.72 euros.
• Total modification: 775,629.72 euros.

The published text does not detail the breakdown by expenditure applications for the credit supplement and extraordinary credit, beyond the global amount and its source of financing.

Fifteen days of public exhibition

Interested parties may examine the file and submit any claims they deem appropriate within fifteen days from the publication of the announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz. The subsequent procedure is established in the announcement itself:

• If no claims are submitted, file 88/2026 will be definitively approved at the end of the period.
• If claims are submitted, the Plenary will have one month to resolve them.
• Once definitively approved, the agreement must be published again in the BOP.

Impact for residents

The publication opens the public information process for an operation mobilizing 775,629.72 euros from the municipal treasury surplus, a resource that can only be allocated to general expenses. For the residents of Mérida, the announcement marks the moment when they can consult the file and, if applicable, challenge it before the credit modification is finalized. Final approval conditions the execution of the expenses planned in file MC 88-2026, which cannot be considered final until the public exhibition period has elapsed or the claims submitted have been resolved.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Badajoz, No. 185, September 28, 2026, Local Administration – City Councils, page 2 (official reference: Announcement 3735/2026).