The President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has reproached the conservative party for its political strategy, accusing them of maintaining a different discourse when holding institutional power. The control session highlighted the differences between the two parties regarding budgetary priorities.
The spokesperson for Vox, Isabel Pérez Moñino, has demanded greater control over public spending and criticized regional investments directed towards countries such as Morocco, El Salvador, or Niger. The political representative calls for the elimination of these subsidies to prioritize national housing and public services.
International cooperation programs represent 0.01% of the regional budget.
Ayuso sarcastically commented on the time Vox dedicates to scrutinizing public accounts, noting that development cooperation constitutes a minimal part of the Madrid administration's total budget, which is around 30 billion euros. The president defended her cabinet's austerity, emphasizing that nine out of every ten euros are allocated to social spending and that the Presidency's salary has remained frozen for 17 years.
The regional president also accused Vox of implementing high-spending policies in other regions where they govern in coalition, such as in Castilla y León, where the largest budget in its history was approved. The debate also touched upon demographic growth policies, with mutual accusations of "social engineering" and the regional Executive's defense of measures like the Family Business Law.
Vox, for its part, claimed its achievements in parliaments where it holds influence, such as the reduction of 50% of subsidies to trade unions in Extremadura, and insisted on the need to establish strict national priority before the elections of 2027.
