The City Council of Sant Josep de sa Talaia has presented its 2026 budget, which amounts to 58.26 million euros, 6.35% more than in 2025 (when it was a record), according to the economic report of the file. In the series of recent years, the Consistory has had three rising budgets: 49.96 million in 2024, 54.78 million in 2025 and 58.26 million in 2026.
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Ibiza City Council approves its budget for 2026 and sets priority works
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The millionaire losses in Sant Josep due to the floods that affected Ibiza
Staff and contracts, the heart of spending
The personnel chapter rises to 15.32 million in 2026, 5.31% more than in 2025. In the report, the City Council links this increase to the incorporation of “essential” positions (such as Urban Planning, Local Police and engineering) and to the reinforcement of management areas.
The other large block included in the budget for next year -which still has to be approved by the plenary- is current goods and services, which grows to 32.42 million(+7.80%). The municipal explanation points to contracts for cleaning, maintenance, lifeguard, beach management and sewerage, i.e., recurring items that support the day to day.
Thus, two out of every three euros of the budget are concentrated in structural expenses (staff and services), while investment is reduced compared to last year.
Investments: main projects and the cutback compared to 2025
The real investment item for 2026 is set at 5.42 million, a decrease of 7.97% compared to 2025. Within this package, the report details as the main amounts:
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Purchase of premises to expand the Sant Jordi library: 724,643 euros.
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Sant Jordi bike lane: 470,059 euros.
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Improvement and extension of the water network in Jaén Street: 456,888 euros.
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Remodeling of the Sant Jordi senior citizens’ center: 352,940 euros.
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Asphalting in the surroundings of Cala Bassa and Platges de Comte (and road surface reinforcements in roads such as Lugo, Sèpies and Flamenc): partial amounts from 103,373 to 350,000 euros depending on the action.
In addition, there are minor items for beach equipment, bus stops, air conditioning of the swimming pool, machinery, computers and purchases of bibliographic funds.
Revenues: higher expected tax burden and drop in capital transfers
The budget is based on a forecast of higher revenues in several areas: direct taxes increase from 15.76 to 16.93 million(+7.41%) and indirect taxes from 2.0 to 3.1 million(+55%). Public fees and prices also increased to 20.12 million(+4.07%).
In parallel, the report reflects a drop in capital transfers: from 2.80 million in 2025 to 1.73 million in 2026(-38.15%). The document also mentions the use of 415,000 euros of affected retained earnings.
Housing, sports and sanitation: specific items
Among the lines that the City Council highlights is that of housing, with a total allocation of 600,000 euros for rental aid, youth emancipation and return measures, partly linked to an agreement with the Consell Insular de Eivissa (mentioned in the report).
In sports, the report notes that aid to clubs will increase from 319,800 euros (2025) to 786,600 euros (2026) and that a specific line will be opened for events. It also aims to process the future sports center of Sant Agustí.
And in sanitation, the document anticipates a new comprehensive contract scheduled to be awarded during 2026, with management and maintenance, sectorization of critical sections and monitoring/digitization.
