A week before the deadline for the Budget submission, the Secretary of Government, Javier Navarro, continues holding meetings with mayors in search of consensus for the upcoming year. The mayors are urging for resources and are frustrated with the official, mainly those from 4T.
LPO learned that the secretary recently met with rural mayors to whom he promised resources until 2025, and previously metropolitan mayors from 4T did the same, although they concluded the meeting with the same response, showing their frustration with meetings that yield no solutions.
This occurs while the state government is waiting for the balance of federal distributions to finalize the fiscal package, although sources from Palacio de Cantera mention sending the 2025 Budget to Congress by November 15.
Meanwhile, the mayors and deputies from the coalition have clearly defined their stance: There would be no agreement with the Executive until the total of the 2,500 million promised in 2023 materializes along with an increase in federal distributions.
In this regard, some legislators claim that there is no financial agreement with the Executive and believe negotiations will continue until December, since the 17th of that month is the final deadline to reject or accept it.
The pressure for the Budget falls on the treasurer Carlos Garza Ibarra, who must seek a debt close to 14,500 million pesos that the state genuinely needs to advance projects, as well as increase municipal distributions and comply with the fund requested by the Coalition.
