Torrequemada definitively approves a budget of 770,886 euros for 2026

The Torrequemada City Council has finalized its General Budget for the 2026 fiscal year after the public exhibition period for the initial approval passed without any claims being filed. The agreement is published by edict in the Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres number 0201, dated October 20, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, with the official reference BOP-2026-4895. The accounts are balanced at 770,886 euros, an identical figure for both the statement of income and the statement of expenses.

Legal framework and processing

The final approval occurs automatically by administrative silence, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 169 of Royal Legislative Decree 2/2004, of March 5, which approves the consolidated text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries. Once the public information period has passed without allegations, the initial agreement is elevated to final status, and the summary by chapters is published for general knowledge.

The edict was signed in Torrequemada on October 14, 2026, by María Antonia Hierro Cruz, acting mayor, and occupies pages 23823 to 23825 of the provincial gazette.

A budget of 770,886 euros

The statement of income is distributed as follows:

• Direct taxes: 160,045 euros.
• Indirect taxes: 6,000 euros.
• Fees and other income: 256,594 euros.
• Current transfers: 291,994 euros.
• Asset income: 22,010 euros.
• Disposal of real investments: 20 euros.
• Capital transfers: 34,223 euros.
• Total: 770,886 euros.

On the expenditure side, the allocated items are:

• Personnel expenses: 266,987 euros.
• Expenses for current goods and services: 416,813 euros.
• Financial expenses: 1,600 euros.
• Current transfers: 42,248 euros.
• Real investments: 43,238 euros.
• Contingency fund and other unforeseen events: no allocation.
• Capital transfers: no allocation.
• Total: 770,886 euros.

Current transfers (291,994 euros) and fees and other income (256,594 euros) provide nearly 71% of the resources, while direct taxes represent around 21%. In the expenditure chapter, personnel account for 34.6% of the total and current goods and services 54.1%, meaning both items together sum to nearly 89% of the budget. Real investments are limited to 43,238 euros, 5.6% of the global amount.

Municipal staff and employment programs

The edict accompanies the budget with the list of job positions, which includes two high-ranking officials with partial dedication: the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor. In the civil servants chapter, there is a single National Qualification position, that of Secretary-Auditor.

The permanent labor staff consists of four positions:

• Nursery Teacher.
• Administrative Assistant.
• General services laborer, cleaning.
• General services laborer.

The bulk of the workforce consists of temporary contractual staff, with 30 temporary positions, most of which are part-time:

• Three Home Care assistants.
• One administrative assistant from the PCEME.
• One maintenance laborer from the Diputación Integra Program.
• Eight maintenance laborers for PCEME, Local Entities Employment Plan, provincial plan, and swimming pool.
• Four swimming pool lifeguards.
• Four sociocultural monitors for the Activa Cultura Program and the PCEM for Conciliation and Co-responsibility.
• One nursery assistant.
• Eight laborers from the PFEA.

Challenge and effects

The final approval of the budget may be challenged before the Contentious-Administrative Jurisdiction in accordance with the requirements, formalities, and grounds set forth in Articles 171 and 178 of the consolidated text of the Law Regulating Local Treasuries, and in the manner and within the time limits established by the rules of said jurisdiction.

The final budget sets the spending capacity of the municipality for all of 2026 and clears the uncertainty regarding the financing of municipal services, from the nursery and home care to the maintenance of infrastructure and the swimming pool. However, the scarce presence of real investments and the weight of current expenditure outline a limited margin for new actions without resorting to credit modifications or external financing.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Cáceres, no. 0201, October 20, 2026, Section I - Local Administration, pp. 23823-23825 (official reference: BOP-2026-4895).