For this 2023 the Metro has 18,847 million pesos, according to the Decree of Expenses budget published in the Official Gazette.
This figure contrasts with the one presented by Luz Elena González, Secretary of Administration and Finance of the capital government, who affirmed that the Metro was approved a budget of 19,687 million pesos, that is, a difference of 804 million.
“The Metro budget not only has not been reduced, but has been increased; Between 2022 and 2023, the Metro Collective Transportation System increases its budget by 857 million pesos, and compared to 2021, the budget growth is 25.5%, going from 15,684 million pesos to 19,687 million pesos, which represents a an increase in resources of 4,000 million pesos,” he said during a conference with the head of government a day after the crash.
The Metro did have a higher approved budget for this year, but only by 19 million pesos more than what was allocated in the 2022 Expenditure Budget.
The lowest amount was registered in 2021, after the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 15,081 million pesos. That year the Metro recorded two of its most serious incidents: the fire at the Buen Tono Substation, where the Control Center for lines 1 to 6 was also located, an incident that occurred on January 9 in which one person died; then, the collapse of the elevated section of Line 12, in which 26 people lost their lives.
