The plenary of the Sant Antoni Town Hall has approved this Thursday the municipal budget for 2026, which amounts to 56.1 million euros, 10.6% more than this year and which consolidates the investment turn advanced in recent months. The accounts include 15.3 million for investments – 31% more – and confirm the forecast advanced by La Voz de Ibiza: the incorporation of the first item intended to acquire land and advance in the construction of housing at a limited price, financed by the Consell de Ibiza.
Although the official note does not detail the amount allocated to housing, the budget presented Wednesday by the mayor, Marcos Serra, included for the first time 500,000 euros to buy a plot to develop the first promotions at an appraised price within the plan that plans to raise up to 1,000 affordable homes in the municipality.
Investments: parks, resurfacing and sports improvements
The councilman of Economy and Finance, Antoni Marí, stressed that the new budget will allow the culmination of projects of 2025 and launch new actions with a strong weight in the improvement of public space. Among the planned investments are:
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New playground in Ses Païsses (2.23 million euros).
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Remodeling of the children’s playground on Alicante Street (378,000 euros).
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Resurfacing and improvement of streets in the municipality (5 million).
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Improvement of the surroundings of the Sant Rafel playground (2.08 million).
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Structural rehabilitation of the Sant Antoni soccer field (2.09 million).
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Complete renovation of the Quartó de Portmany sports pavilion (2.13 million).
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The budget also significantly strengthens cleaning: the street cleaning service increases its allocation by 571,996 euros (+24.7%), and the item for cleaning municipal buildings grows by 48%.
Procedure and motions approved
With the initial approval, the budget will be published in the BOIB and will remain in public exhibition for 15 working days for the presentation of claims.
The plenary also approved a motion of the Popular Party in defense of the self-employed, in which the City Council expresses its rejection of the tax policy of the central government and calls for the immediate application of the VAT exemption regime for self-employed and small companies with annual turnover of less than 85,000 euros.
Likewise, a modification of the Vara de Rey boulevard project was validated, with an additional contribution of 802,820 euros to introduce necessary improvements in the execution. And, on the occasion of the 25N, the PP, PSOE and Unidas Podemos groups approved a joint motion reaffirming their commitment against male violence.
