Bermúdez de Castro repeats and faces the challenge of a coalition budget

Published on May 04, 2026 | Translated from Spanish

Roberto Bermúdez de Castro Mur continues to lead the Treasury, Interior, and Public Administration in Jorge Azcón's Government. His main challenge for this term will be to draft a new budget that satisfies coalition partners, while beginning to implement the first measures of an ambitious tax cut announced by the Aragonese executive.

Roberto Bermúdez de Castro, in the foreground, signs documents on a table with folders and budget charts. In the background, Jorge Azcón watches with a serious expression.

Fiscal digitalization as a tool to balance the books 💻

To achieve a viable budget without burdening public services, the department plans to promote the automation of administrative processes and artificial intelligence in tax management. The goal is to reduce bureaucracy and improve collection efficiency, freeing up resources to offset the drop in revenue from tax cuts. The commitment to a single data point and interoperability between systems will be key to avoiding duplication and adjusting current spending.

The fiscal circle squared, made in Aragon 🧮

The councilor has the mission of lowering taxes, increasing spending on services, and, incidentally, pleasing all the parties in the Government. You know, just your average Monday at the Treasury. If he manages to make the numbers add up without resorting to Azcón's calculator or the open bar of electoral promises, he deserves a monument in the Plaza del Pilar made of budget report paper.