Madrid's 2027 budget bill sets health at 12,178.5 million euros, up 10.6%

The regional cabinet led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso is set to approve the draft 2027 General Budget Law on Wednesday, 28 October, and send it to the Assembly for parliamentary processing. The Digitalisation department would receive 577.1 million euros, an 8.1% increase on the 2026 public accounts, and the Agency for Digital Administration would rise 16% to 408.6 million euros. Under the EficiencIA programme, administrative procedures would be cut to no more than two minutes, manual tasks such as filling in forms could fall by up to 80%, and more than 82,000 working hours a year would be freed for public employees.

Health would receive 12,178.5 million euros, up 10.6% (1,168.9 million euros more) on 2026, under the department headed by Fátima Matute. Of that sum, 5,853 million euros would go to public health staff, a 9.24% rise, and 26.1 million euros is earmarked for reducing surgical waiting lists. Family and social affairs would get 3,522.1 million euros, up 21.2%, while the housing, transport and infrastructure department would receive 3,374.4 million euros, 11.3% more than in 2026. The environment, agriculture and interior department would get 794.8 million euros, a 1.9% increase, and is now headed by Jorge Rodrigo, who replaces Carlos Novillo after Novillo moved into national politics.