Ceuta receives 309 million euros with VOX's sole 'no'
Congress approves 309 million euros for Ceuta (16% of its GDP): €118m for minors, only VOX voted against. Details of the breakdown.
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Congress approves 309 million for Ceuta with VOX's sole 'no'
According to the breakdown published in the forum, the largest part of the 309 million euro shock package for Ceuta is €118 million. The Chamber validated the decree with only one vote against from VOX. The total figure, 309 million euros, leaves another equally striking fact in relative terms: it equals 16% of Ceuta's GDP for the rest of 2026.
How the 309 million for Ceuta will be spent
According to the breakdown published in the forum, the package is divided into four blocks. The largest, €118 million, goes to minors' accommodation and humanitarian care. This is trinc by €90 million to reinforce security, with material resources and personnel from the Civil Guard and State Security Forces. The economic section amounts to €80 million, of which €36.6 million are direct aid to self-employed individuals and businesses, plus Social Security bonuses. The remaining €21 million covers essential services such as health care, education, justice, and water supply. To this is added an additional €50 million.
Why the distribution is controversial
In the debate over the allocation, one forum user argues that the headlines highlight the total and minimize the fact that the main portion is dedicated to minors' care. Another user suggests a journalist investigate the budget of an orphanage in Segarro and compare it with the cost of maintaining a minor in Spain, citing Libertad Digital.
VOX's solitary 'no'
VOX was the only group to vote against. The measure passed. The party, which during the pandemic argued, according to El Mundo, that the state of alarm was 'the greatest abusa of rights in history,' and which saw, according to El Diario, the Constitutional Court annul the second state of alarm, remains in the minority with that vote. Furthermore, distrust is bidirectional: some claim the headlines sugarcoat the distribution, while others reproach the party for voting 'no' merely to look good.
The closing fact: 309 million euros, 16% of Ceuta's GDP, mobilized with a single 'no' on the record.
According to the breakdown published in the forum, the largest part of the 309 million euro shock package for Ceuta is €118 million. The Chamber validated the decree with only one vote against from VOX. The total figure, 309 million euros, leaves another equally striking fact in relative terms: it equals 16% of Ceuta's GDP for the rest of 2026.
How the 309 million for Ceuta will be spent
According to the breakdown published in the forum, the package is divided into four blocks. The largest, €118 million, goes to minors' accommodation and humanitarian care. This is trinc by €90 million to reinforce security, with material resources and personnel from the Civil Guard and State Security Forces. The economic section amounts to €80 million, of which €36.6 million are direct aid to self-employed individuals and businesses, plus Social Security bonuses. The remaining €21 million covers essential services such as health care, education, justice, and water supply. To this is added an additional €50 million.
Why the distribution is controversial
In the debate over the allocation, one forum user argues that the headlines highlight the total and minimize the fact that the main portion is dedicated to minors' care. Another user suggests a journalist investigate the budget of an orphanage in Segarro and compare it with the cost of maintaining a minor in Spain, citing Libertad Digital.
VOX's solitary 'no'
VOX was the only group to vote against. The measure passed. The party, which during the pandemic argued, according to El Mundo, that the state of alarm was 'the greatest abusa of rights in history,' and which saw, according to El Diario, the Constitutional Court annul the second state of alarm, remains in the minority with that vote. Furthermore, distrust is bidirectional: some claim the headlines sugarcoat the distribution, while others reproach the party for voting 'no' merely to look good.
The closing fact: 309 million euros, 16% of Ceuta's GDP, mobilized with a single 'no' on the record.
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