Aragón will have the largest culture and sports budget in its history in 2027, with €34.7 million for heritage and cultural creation and €16.5 million for sports activities. The budget also raises funding for Justice to €99.4 million and includes investment in facilities, heritage, and public services across the region.
Aragón’s culture and heritage budget rises to €34.7 million
The Culture and Cultural Heritage area will have €34.7 million, a 20.83 percent increase from the most recently approved budget. Key allocations include €4 million to advance the future opening of the Centro Goya, in a year that will serve as a prelude to the Goya Year.
The Monastery of Sijena will receive €206,151.25. According to the plans presented, it will receive its secular paintings in December and the paintings from the Chapter House next year. Cultural investment also includes €2.15 million for the Fundación Santa María de Albarracín, €1 million in theater and dance grants, €940,000 for audiovisual production, and €775,000 for festivals.
The planned grants also earmark €400,000 for music, €200,000 for publications, €100,000 for visual arts, and €150,000 for the Aragón Youth Orchestra. The budget includes funding for organizations such as the Fundación Goya en Aragón, Fundación Beulas, the University of Zaragoza’s Museum of Natural Sciences, the Jaca Citadel Consortium, and the Diocesan Museum of Barbastro, as well as €2.3 million for other heritage-related organizations.
Major heritage projects total €2.5 million, including work at the Palacio Condes de Argillo, the Monastery of San Victorián, Zaragoza’s Cartuja Aula Dei, the old village of Belchite, and the Palacio de los Barones de Valdeolivos in Fonz, among other sites. The budget also maintains the Nicanor Villalta awards and includes €370,000 for the Fundación Toro de Lidia.
Sports receives €16.5 million for clubs, elite training, and facilities
The Sports budget totals €16.5 million, a 24.12 percent increase from the most recently approved budget. Its main initiative will be the Aragón Sports Revitalization and Elite Training Plan, which allocates €4 million to top-tier clubs and €2 million to federation projects and clubs.
The program sets aside €500,000 for qualified athletes, €450,000 for school games, and a further €450,000 for clubs that do not compete in the top division. It also provides €200,000 for sporting events of regional interest and €100,000 for inclusive sports activities.
For facilities, €899,384.42 has been allocated to renovate the roof of the Corona de Aragón athletics stadium, and €634,826.17 to the Benasque climbing wall. The budget also includes funding for sports infrastructure in Hecho, Marracos, Boquiñeni, Fayón, Alcorisa, Villel, Calatayud, and Cuarte de Huerva.
The budget also proposes creating the company Aragón, Cultura y Deporte S.L.U., aimed at promoting and supporting both sectors in the region.
Justice reaches €99.4 million, while the FITE includes a €43 million allocation
Justice will receive €99.4 million, up 3.83 percent. Personnel spending will rise 8.91 percent to €64.1 million, including €1.6 million for the transitional regional supplement, €455,000 for the forensic doctors’ on-call system, and €1.2 million to consolidate the New Organizational Model for Justice.
The plan includes €291,954.47 for new positions at the Public Prosecutor’s Office and €6.1 million for legal aid. In infrastructure, €1.7 million has been allocated to the first phase of the comprehensive renovation of the Palacio de los Luna, home to the High Court of Justice of Aragón, along with €100,000 for age-assessment equipment used in examinations of unaccompanied minors.
The Aragonese Institute for Women will receive more than €8.4 million for victim support services, awareness raising, prevention of gender-based violence, and supplementary benefits. Transparency, Citizen Participation, and External Action will receive €2 million, while Legal Services will have €3.2 million and Statutory Development, €1 million.
The Technical General Secretariat accounts for €167,757,428.30, including €59.5 million for Aragón TV’s program contract and €43 million for the Teruel Investment Fund. The presentation puts the fund’s allocation at €86 million, its highest ever, to support the province’s development.
