Almería recibirá 428 millones de la Junta en 2027, un 242% más que en 2019

The province of Almería will have 428 million euros in the Junta de Andalucía's 2027 Budget, as presented by the president of the PP of Almería, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco. The figure represents 242% more than in 2019, according to his data. Water is the area that grows the most. Water investment in the province goes from 51 million this year to 69.3 million in 2027, 18.3 million more. That money will go to hydraulic works, purification, high-level supply, reclaimed water and irrigation modernization. Among the projects cited are the wastewater collection and treatment plant (EDAR) of Mojácar, the supply of desalinated water in El Ejido, collectors in Balanegra, Berja and Dalías, the EDAR of Albox, that of Vélez-Rubio and emergency actions in channels affected by the Los Gallardos fire.

In transport, the accounts include 16.25 million for the second phase of the integration of high-speed rail at the Almería station and 6.2 million to finish the bus station in the capital. Also 3.8 million for access to Urbanización in Roquetas de Mar, a roundabout in Garrucha, the Olula del Río-Fines section of the Autovía del Almanzora and nearly four million for the Almería-Sevilla air route. In housing there are 14.7 million for rehabilitation and urban regeneration, five million for the Puerto-Ciudad integration, 2.1 million for accessibility and 792,000 euros in rental aid for vulnerable people. In employment, more than three million for Servicio Andaluz de Empleo (SAE) offices in Olula del Río, Almería Periferia, Altamira and Almadrabillas, and 8.6 million from the Activa-T Joven program. In health, the province will receive 40 million, with the Hospital de Roquetas de Mar, the improvement of the Hospital de Poniente and actions in Almerimar, Huércal-Overa, the Hospital de La Inmaculada, Adra, Vega de Acá Este, Toblerone and Albox. In education, works worth more than 30 million are planned, including the new secondary schools of Las Salinas and Las Marinas, in Roquetas de Mar, the new IES of Almerimar and the expansion of the CEIP Andalucía of Santa María del Águila, in El Ejido. The Andalusian budget as a whole amounts to 54,716.7 million, 6% more than the previous year. Fernández-Pacheco has stated that the Andalusian government approves its accounts for the ninth consecutive year on time. The education coordinator of the PP Andaluz, María del Carmen Castillo, has stated that almost two out of every three euros go to social services.