The ordinary plenary session of the Algeciras City Council has definitively approved the municipal budget for 2026, amounting to 136 million euros. The approval took place amidst strong contrasting opinions between the governing team, which defends the soundness and balance of the accounts, and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), which considers them deficient and delayed.

The local government has emphasized that the document prioritizes neighborhood care, the strengthening of public services, and the protection of people, with a commitment to useful investments that guarantee quality of life. Key areas such as urban improvement, with over 9 million euros, and basic services, exceeding 47 million allocated to cleaning, lighting, parks, beaches, mobility, and environment, are reinforced. The social sphere also holds a central place, with over 20 million euros directed towards welfare, education, employment, and support for vulnerable groups.

Conversely, the socialist opposition has criticized that the budget, despite the government's absolute majority, lacks real capacity to invest and resolve the city's structural problems. They have pointed out that the city continues to show deficiencies in cleanliness, infrastructure maintenance, and public services, and have described the economic management as “disastrous” and “without expenditure control,” with an increase in basic public service fees to address the imbalance.

During the plenary session, other motions were also approved, including one from the Popular Party (PP) requesting a special economic zone for the Campo de Gibraltar and another from the PSOE demanding more resources for the Addiction Treatment Center (CTA). Proposals for investment in public housing and the implementation of a “neighborhood police” were rejected.