The bill of General Budget of the State (PGE) for 2026 has a novelty: the allocation of resources for expenses to the newly created Ministry of Justice and contemplates the elimination of Ministry of EconomyPlanning and development, after its merger with that of the Treasury.
For next year, 23 Ministries of the Executive Power, including the Attorney General’s Office, will manage 1,069,715.4 million of pesos, representing a Absolute increase of 42,888.8 million in relation to 1,026,826.6 million pesos that administer in 2025.
Resources for the commissioning of the new ministry amount to 4,175.7 million of pesos, of which, 80 %, equivalent to 3,297.2 million will be allocated to current expenses and 878.4 million pesos to Capital expenses.
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In mid -August, President Luis Abinader reported that the Ministry follows from the Attorney General’s Office and that, therefore, it will absorb some of its powers, including the Prison Directorate.
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On July 23, the project to create that ministry, created by Senators Félix Bautista and Cristóbal Castillo in 2022, became a law.
According to PGE 2026, nine ministries: Foreign Relations, Work, Agriculture, Public Works, Industry, the Attorney General’s Office, Women, Youth and Environment will suffer a reduction in their assignments for expenses next year, compared to the budget current.
On the opposite side, 13 Ministries have an increase in their funds for next year, being the Energy and mines (75.4 %), sports (46.4 %), tourism (18 %) and housing and buildings (17.6 %) what greater rise They present.
Economy and Higher Education
In the case of Ministry of EconomyPlanning and development, has a budget in force of 4,478.2 million of pesos. However, by 2026 he does not have assignments, as he was merged this year with that of the Treasury.
Meanwhile, the Higher Education MinistryScience and technology, despite being in a Integration process With the education, it will have an increase in the resources that will handle the next year of 377.5 million pesos, as displayed in the project of budget.
The budget document estimates revenues of 1,342,258.2 million pesos and a total expenditure of 1,622,833.4 million, which projects a fiscal deficit of 280,575.3 million pesos. He PGE 2026 He was deposited last Friday by the Executive power in it National Congress.
