Canary Islands sets out €107.5m draft budget for 2027

The Canary Islands government set out a draft €107.5 million budget on 4 November. The plan covers its land and water department for 2027. Councillor Manuel Miranda presented it to a committee in the regional parliament.

Lawmakers still have to approve the plan, so the sums are not money already spent. The department works across all eight islands.

The proposed total is 3.2% below the €111 million budget for 2026. The government said this fall reflects the end of €7.4 million in one-off EU funds.

It also gave a second comparison that leaves out those funds. On that basis, it said the budget rises by 3.3%, from €103.6 million to €107.5 million. The same release described the increase as €3.9 million.

Water works receive the largest share

The draft sets aside €40.1 million for water, up 6.8% from 2026. The money would start or continue work planned with the island water councils.

Fuerteventura would receive €4.5 million for the wastewater plant in Puerto del Rosario. Lanzarote would get €3 million for work on its reservoirs. The plan also gives La Graciosa €878,239 for water supply work and €1 million for a new sewer system.

A further €4.44 million is planned for a wastewater pump station in Candelaria, Tenerife. The full project is expected to cost more than €9 million.

The draft also includes €3.6 million for tests linked to future seawater intakes across the islands. Another €1.28 million would pay for seven water plans covering 2028 to 2033. Miranda said a separate €20 million payment from the Spanish state is still due.

More money for emergency work

Emergency services would receive €35.7 million, a rise of 6.4%. The plan seeks more aircraft and staff, as well as closer work with island rescue groups.

It includes €2.5 million to extend a contract for seven helicopters, including one based on Lanzarote. A further €5 million would go to emergency groups in Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Lanzarote.

The budget also sets out €426,000 for four temporary technical posts. It assigns €410,000 to safety at bathing areas and €240,000 to campaigns on fires and drownings. More than €200,000 would support work on volcano risks with INVOLCAN.

Land plans and nature work

The land-planning office would have €12.6 million, close to its 2026 sum. Councils could receive €2.3 million to draw up or renew local plans. Another €4.7 million would support planning work, legal reports and an online office for small towns.

The Natural Environment Agency would receive €11.2 million. That includes €2.02 million to seal old rubbish sites. The government says 32 of the 47 known sites have already been sealed.

Source: Government of the Canary Islands.