Although ten demarcations adjusted to the budget ceiling assigned by the Ministry of Administration and Finance, despite some disagreements, mainly from mayoralties governed by the alliance Va por la CDMX, there were six that requested between 4 and 24 percent more than what was projected for the next year’s fiscal year, but it was not granted.
According to the document, the budget assigned to each demarcation is based on factors such as total population and those in poverty, urban and green area, and federal participation, according to the latest INEGI census.
“The proposed allocation for 2023 is the result of the efforts that the Government of Mexico City makes so that, within the restrictive framework of income, the Mayors meet the basic needs that the population demands and are able to provide goods and services. within the scope of its powers”, reads the project of the Economic Package 2023.
Budget with nonconformities
According to the draft 2023 expenditure budget, Iztapalapa and Gustavo A. Madero –the most populous municipalities in Mexico City– are the ones that have the largest amount of resources allocated with 6,161 and 5,025 million pesos. respectively, which were adjusted to the budget ceiling of the capital executive.
The Morenista mayors of Iztacalco, Milpa Alta and Xochimilco also adjusted to the budget ceiling proposed by the Secretariat of Administration and Finance.
On the part of the opposition: Azcapotzalco, Cuajimalpa, Cuauhtémoc, Magdalena Contreras and Miguel Hidalgo, although they adjusted to the budget ceiling, all expressed their disagreement with the distribution of resources proposed by the executive, since they considered it insufficient to attend to the projects proposed in 2023.
When comparing the 2022 budget with the one proposed for 2023, the picture is different, since the Milpa Alta and Tláhuac mayors, governed by Morena, had the greatest increase in resources with 12% and 10.9% respectively, followed by the alliances Magdalena Contreras, Cuajimalpa and Azcapotzalco.
Seven municipalities from both Morena and the Va por México alliance had increases of 4.8% and the most “punished” was Benito Juárez with 4.7%.
