The Basque Government’s budget for next year will amount to 15.728 million euros, 700 million more than the previous year, as announced by Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales. This amount is the highest in the history of regional accounts and will serve to “build the Euskadi of today and tomorrow”, with public services, investments and a “sense of community” as a priority. The budget, which will be approved tomorrow in the Governing Council, will be allocated more than 5 billion for health care.
The Basque Government’s budget will amount to 15.728 million euros next year, 700 million more than in 2024as announced by the Lehendakari, Imanol Pradales, even if the project will be approved tomorrow at the Government Council.
The Lehendakari announced that the budget of the Basque Government will be 15.728 million euros in 2025, and that it will serve “to build the Euskadi of today and tomorrow“, in a context where the “survival” of all of Europe “is in question”, due to the “brutal reality” of the international context.
After recalling that this This is the highest amount in history regional accounts, warned that this sum “should not blind us”. “As in any family economy, we must choose very carefully the baskets in which to put the eggs,” warns Pradales.
The Lehendakari indicated that the three pillars of the budget will be the strengthening of public services (health, education, housing, security, mobility, social protection or justice), investment in transformations to prepare for the future of Euskadi (science, universities, innovation, industry, energy transition, first sector, employment or talent), and the strengthening of the “sense of community” (culture, Basque language, identity or autonomy).
Pradales recalled that his government set itself from the start as a priority objective “to have a reference public health system at European level”. To this end, he announced that he would be assigned more than 5 billion euros for health to objectives such as reducing waiting lists or strengthening primary care, and that the investment in health for each Basque man and woman will reach 2,300 euros.
After recalling that education and housing are other priorities of the Executive, he assured that “special” attention will be given to security, given that it is “a pillar of our coexistence.” “We will guarantee so that people can feel free and safe on the streets of Euskadi, by developing prevention work and fighting against delinquency and against those who commit crimes”. The Lehendakari participated this Monday in a meeting with citizens to whom he presented the main orientations of the public accounts for 2025 .
