Cancun, Q.R. — On Thursday, Cancun City Hall approved an 8.2 billion peso budget for public projects in 2026. This follows the approval by majority vote of the Expenditure Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which aligns with the Revenue Law of the same year.
“This budget is historic. We continue to prioritize investment so that our city can continue to develop in a much more organized way with better construction and investment projects, as well as social programs that are important for the well-being of the people of Cancun,” said Cancun Mayor Ana Paty Peralta.
The Mayor highlighted that 15 percent of the approved budget has been allocated to public safety. She says 17 percent will go to public investment for various items such as equipment, patrol cars, among others, and two percent to areas such as culture and sports to rehabilitate synthetic turf fields.
Peralta said that approving the municipal budget is not just about numbers, but translates into strengthening investment in projects and infrastructure, security, firefighters, public services, social welfare, sports, culture and animal welfare, moving toward a more orderly, safe and fair city for everyone.
“Today we have a budget for the people of Cancun, so we continue to transform Cancun with a clear direction, working with the support of our President Claudia Sheinbaum and hand-in-hand with Governor Mara Lezama,” she said.
Ana Paty Peralta highlighted that various social programs will continue, such as “Steps for Transformation,” which provides school shoes to public elementary school students, in addition to the social actions undertaken by the DIF Benito Juárez to assist vulnerable groups, among other issues.
“This is a budget that the Treasury team worked on by meeting with each department to thoroughly review their budgets, examine what went well this year, and identify areas for improvement.
“Working groups were held to address questions and analyze each issue. The council members also contributed their proposals. If there’s one thing we’ve done in this administration, it’s been to be very efficient.
“Above all, we want to continue prioritizing investment and infrastructure projects while reducing expenses,” she stated.
Peralta reported that next year’s budget increased by eight percent more than the current year without raising taxes, and remains in line with the Revenue Law scheduled for the coming year, which prioritizes public projects and investments.
By majority vote, the Council authorized several reforms to municipal regulations to repeal the Internal Regulations of the Institute for Regularization of Patrimonial Welfare and issue a new one called the Internal Regulations of the Institute for Regularization and Housing of Benito Juárez in order to formalize the creation of said body that will maintain coordination with federal and state agencies to continue with its main objective.
Ana Paty Peralta reiterated that in Cancun, historic regularization results have been achieved, and it is a great legacy of this municipal government, since for the first time since its creation, settlements in neighborhoods that were forgotten 30 or 40 years ago and lacked services have been organized and transformed with legal certainty.
By unanimous vote, Councilors authorized modifying the Administrative Order of Human Settlements and Urban Development in support of the housing program for well-being for the increase of density of up to 130 and 160 homes per hectare in polygons destined for that strategy of the Government of Mexico and the National Housing Commission.
In order to operate a shelter for vulnerable or homeless people, it was unanimously approved to grant the use and administration of a 600 square meter portion of the property located in Supermanzana 228, block 46, Lot 01, 67th Street to the Municipal Institute against Addictions.
