The draft general budgets for the Community of Madrid for 2027, amounting to almost 33 billion euros, have been met with concern in Aranjuez. According to the council, the planned investment for the municipality is "scarcely relevant" and, in some cases, null, despite the Community's overall figures showing a historic increase in spending.
Jesús Mario Blasco, Spokesperson Councilor for the Agrupación Ciudadana Independiente (Independent Citizen Group), has voiced his discomfort with the allocations for Aranjuez. "We are left with the feeling, once again with these budgets, that the south of the Community, and more specifically Aranjuez, is eternally forgotten by our regional presidents," stated Blasco. He criticized the lack of investment in health, economy, employment, environment, culture, and sports, noting that the La Montaña neighborhood lacks a health center and local athletes "have to continue crammed into sports halls."
Blasco also lamented the absence of specific investments in transport, such as the promised interchange, and the lack of detail in multi-year allocations for health centers, totaling 1.6 million euros without specifying location or a timeline for completion. "We hope it translates into improvements in buildings like Abastos or Olivas, or the start of a new health center for La Montaña," he added.
The independent spokesperson highlighted the disappointment over the lack of specific funds for the Motín de Aranjuez (Aranjuez Mutiny), the region's only Festival of International Tourist Interest, while other celebrations like the Cervantes Week receive 250,000 euros in regional investment. "One of the municipalities with the lowest per capita income among the large ones in Madrid deserves an extra effort," demanded Blasco, urging not to be "timid in demanding more."
Finally, he referred to long-standing citizen demands such as the North Roundabout of La Montaña, the Institute, or the Elderly Residence, whose plots were ceded over 20 years ago without materializing. Blasco concluded that, when comparing investment with municipalities of similar population, Aranjuez comes out "poorly," with current and ordinary maintenance investment "that pales in comparison to cities of the same socioeconomic and demographic category."
