The delegate of the Spanish government in Castile-La Mancha, Milagros Tolón, assured that the province of Albacete “had the the largest mobilization of public resources in recent history“. During an appearance before the sub-delegate of the Government in the province, … Miguel Juan Espinosa presented an assessment of “the main actions, investments and measures that the Spanish government, the government of Pedro Sánchez, has taken and is taking to improve the lives of the inhabitants of Albacete.”
Before detailing the concrete actions, Tolón highlighted that “at the regional level, the Spanish government has improved the financing of the autonomous community with the the biggest deliveries in its history“, estimated at 7,480 million by 2026, or 7.6% more than in 2025. He added that in the last seven years the region received 12,500 million more than during the same period with the PP Government and highlighted that the debt forgiveness approved by the Central Executive will mean 4.927 million for Castilla-La Mancha, a 30% reduction in debts that will allow more resources to be allocated to health, education and dependency. He also recalled that “The recovery plan so far represents a total investment of 2.474 million euros for Castilla-La Mancha.reaching a total of 67,805 beneficiaries.
Concerning the province of Albacete, Toulon started with the investments made in the affected municipalities after the damage last year, which left serious damage. As detailed, The State has allocated more than 40 million for the recovery of infrastructure and road networks, “of which 27 are intended for Leturwhere 6 people died whose memory always remains in our memory.
The delegate listed actions related to the road network, with more than 12 million for the modernization of 180 kilometers of the provincial network and an additional 12 million to preserve the national network. Among the strategic projects he mentioned, intervention on the A-32 between Balavenir and Albacetewith a planned investment of 67 million euros, as well as the 96 million budgeted for the connection of the CM-313 and the A-32. Likewise, he also cited the AENA airport investment planwhich includes security, communications and sustainability improvements within Albacete Airport.
Energy rehabilitation of ‘La Pajarita’
In terms of housing, Tolón indicated that the province receives 9.5 million from the Recovery Plan “for the energy rehabilitation of 478 housing units in La Pajarita”. To this intervention he added the EDIL Fund granted by the Ministry of Finance, which total more than 40 million for projects in the Provincial Council, Albacete, Almansa, Villarrobledo, Sierra de Alcaraz and Campo de Montiel and their municipalities. Likewise, he also highlighted the role of tourism and support for the sector through the La Manchuela Tourism Sustainability Plan, endowed with 3.1 million.
In the economic field, Toulon affirms that businesses are the major beneficiaries of the Recovery Plan, with “more than 34 million euros from the Digital Kit distributed between 8,350 SMEs in the region and more than 30,000 jobs benefited”. Likewise, he gave as an example the new Lactalis biomass plant in Villarrobledowhich involved an investment of 6.3 million with the support of Industrial Decarbonization Loss.
A multi-million dollar investment in Airbus
The delegate recalled the investment “of several million dollars” that Airbus will receive for the manufacture of helicopters that the Ministry of Defense will acquire and which, as she pointed out, consolidates Albacete as national aeronautical reference.
In terms of citizen security, he recalled that “the government of Pedro Sánchez has increased by more than one 12% of the strength of the State Security Forces and Corps in the province since 2017 »with 134 additional agents from the National Police and the Civil Guard. He also alluded to the improvement of infrastructure such as the Caudete barracks, recently inaugurated by the Minister of the Interior and which required an investment of 2.7 million.
In agricultural matters, Toulon mentioned “almost all 20 million that will be invested for the complete modernization of the irrigation community of Príncipe de España. and the more than 20 million intended for the Molar de Molinar wind farms, in Peñas de San Pedro, and Isabela, in Casas de Lázaro.
Regarding the capital Albacete, he stressed that “In recent years, the city has received around 30 million euros in European funds”including 12 million from EDIL, in addition to benefiting from a 12.32% increase in advance payments, which reach almost 70 million.
In the socio-economic report, he underlined that “permanent contracts increased by 227%” and that The province records “the highest number of people employed in its history: 20,000 more than in June 2018”. Likewise, he recalled that retirees earn 400 euros more per month than in 2018, that the Minimum Living Income benefited 33,155 people, that 3,700 FP places were created and that more than 3,000 young people requested the Youth Cultural Bonus in 2025.
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