The Minister of Finance and Treasury, Noël d'Anjou, begins negotiations over the accounts with the opposition with the intention of reaching an understanding and willing to take on those contributions that are "feasible and responsible", even while admitting that the current pre-election scenario "does not help" in closing a pact.
D'Anjou, in statements to the media before starting the budget meetings with the groups, has reiterated that he faces this process "with an open attitude" and with the aim of achieving consensus.
Along these lines, he has indicated that he will listen to and will assess the proposals presented by EH Bildu, PP and Sumar, and that, as long as they are "feasible and responsible", they will go on to form part of the 2027 Budget project.
Nonetheless, and following the message he has been conveying in the last few weeks, he has admitted that the pre-election climate "does not facilitate" the securing of support. "If in the previous two years we have not been able to secure the support of the opposition groups for our budgets, on this occasion it is clear that the context does not contribute to that," he has emphasized.
"Not anticipating" the outcome of the negotiation
Noël D'Anjou has requested, despite everything, that the opposition parties avoid "anticipating results" about the outcome of the talks, since, in his view, "what corresponds and what is important today is that we sit down to see whether there can be points of convergence".
"Given the pre-election context, what we ask of the opposition groups is that we make an exercise in responsibility, that we tune out the political noise and focus on what is really important for Euskadi, which are the Basques," he has stressed.
The minister has insisted that the public accounts "have a direct impact on [citizens'] well-being, on public services, on employment, on economic activity, and on the competitiveness of companies".