The plenary session of the Reus City Council approved this Friday, October 24, the city government's proposal for a budget and investment plan for the 2026 financial year, with a budget amount of 224,19 million euros and an increase in all items in the first case; and an item of 19,5 million in the second.

Budget
The budget that Reus City Council will manage next year will be 224,19 million euros, and will be mainly allocated to reducing social inequalities and addressing vulnerability, having a quality public space, public transport and housing, as well as a greener and more sustainable city.

The summary of the budget is as follows:

• Reus City Council budget: 152.369.151 euros
• Budget Autonomous bodies: 11.240.249 euros
• Budget Municipal companies: 82.400.920 euros
• Consolidated budget of the City Council Group: 224.198.161 euros

The 2026 Reus City Council budget will be a budget where all areas increase their allocation.  

Public Roads will continue to be the area with the largest budget in 2026: 24,8 million euros, 1,6% more than this year, the result of the active listening and commitment of the government team to have a quality public space, a Reus 10 and which includes the master plans for asphalting, sidewalks, gardening as well as the Neighborhood Plan.

Citizen Security is the area that grows the most in budget in absolute numbers, going from 16,1 to 17,2 million euros, 1,11 million euros more that are explained by the joint tender promoted with the town councils of Cambrils, El Catllar, La Canonja, Constantí, Mont-roig del Camp and Tarragona to have a new shared citizen security app and because the commitment reached to have 182 Guàrdia Urbana officers in the city is brought forward by one year.

14,36 million euros are allocated to Social Rights as a result of the municipal government's commitment to address vulnerability and social inequalities.

The Economic Promotion item continues to be highlighted. Almost 4 million euros from the Reus City Council budget will be allocated to promoting economic activity, entrepreneurship and employment, to which should be added the budgets of REDESSA, lIMFE Mas Carandell and the Reus Promotion Agency.

In line with the PAM's axis of moving towards a greener and more sustainable city, the Environment budget is 4,38 million, 0,87% more, which, added to the investments planned in the Investment Plan, demonstrate the government team's commitment to the fight against climate change, the energy transition and sustainability.

In percentage terms, the area that increases the most in budget allocation is that related to public transport, which goes from a budget of 2,2 to 2,5 million euros to provide more and better service to the people of Reus.

Education will be allocated 12,3 million euros, 3,12% more than this year. Culture, 7,19 million euros, 5,14% more. Also noteworthy is the information technology item to modernize the City Council, which will have an amount of 4,3 million euros, 4,86% more. Sports has been allocated 4,03 million euros, 1,2% more and Housing and Urban Planning with 3,4 million euros, 2,81% more than this 2025.

Investment Plan
Reus City Council will maintain its historic investment effort in 2026 and will manage an Investment Plan of 19.534.057 euros, the third highest amount in the last 15 years, only surpassed by the 2024 and 2025 financial years, both in this same mandate. Of these 19.534.057 euros, 11.696.210 euros correspond to Reus City Council and 7.837.847 euros to autonomous bodies and municipal companies. These are diverse investments related to the three axes of the Municipal Action Plan (PAM 2023-2027): attention to people, science and innovation as drivers of economic development and sustainability.

Regarding the investment plan of the Reus City Council, the most outstanding package corresponds to Via Pública, 4.859.976 euros, with outstanding projects such as:

• the transformation of Astorga Street into a civic axis (1.270.845 euros),
• the urbanization of Escultor Rocamora Street (500.000 euros),
• the burial of the Pinar lines (479.000 euros)
• the improvement of Doctor Ferran Street (175.000 euros)
• new green area in front of the Xavier Amorós Library (75.169 euros)
• the study for the redevelopment of Mare Molas Street (50.000 euros).

To these projects must be added all the master plans and work plans included in Via Pública such as:

• asphalt (€390.000)
• deterrent parking lots (€30.000)
• industrial estates (€210.000)
• parks and gardens (€150.000)
• sidewalks (€125.000)
• public lighting (€100.000)
• children's games (€100.000)
• tree replacement (€50.000)

Another block that will involve 3.206.776 euros of investment is that corresponding to municipal facilities. Within it, the following stand out:

• 1.903.576 euros for the L'Ametller Municipal Nursery School, which will form a complete educational block for 0-16 years between the Eduard Toda school and the Roseta Mauri high school
• 244.000 euros for the second phase of Vapor Vell
• 236.000 euros to introduce improvements to civic centers, specifically the Migjorn Civic Center and the Mestral
• 225.000 euros for improvements to the city's public schools
• 130.000 euros for the construction of the fourth climate shelter in the playground of a school, in this case Eduard Toda
• 75.000 euros to expand the network of public toilets 

The Investment Plan includes 344.637 euros for different items related to the Urban Police, among which the 95.000 euros that will be allocated to the Urban Mobility Plan stand out.

In terms of housing, the City Council's Investment Plan includes:

• 100.000 euros reserved for the purchase of new homes through the tender and withdrawal process to be allocated to the municipal Rental Market
• 90.000 euros for phase II of the rehabilitation of the 9 neighborhood communities in the Fortuny Neighborhood, which will include the installation of elevators.
• 50.000 euros allocated to the rehabilitation and improvement of the public housing stock

Investments in cultural facilities for 2026 will amount to €1,37 million, of which €1,1 million will correspond to the transformation of the Catholic Center into the new Performing Arts Center to accommodate different cultural and artistic formats, in addition to the theater. The works began last September and are expected to last about 14 months. There will also be €90.000 invested in the libraries and the archive.

On the other hand, in terms of investments to modernize municipal administration: 

• 170.000 euros in new financial management software
• 168.400 euros in ICT equipment (renovation of computers and laptops)
• 100.000 euros in a new case management platform

And in the area of ​​City Projection, an investment of 65.000 euros is planned in tourism promotion actions.

In the field of the Environment, next year the Investment Plan includes 593.650 euros. These include:

• 250.000 euros to carry out improvement works at the bulky goods plant, to which another 30.000 euros will need to be added to have a new one.
• 75.000 euros for the expansion of electric chargers on public roads
• 50.000 euros to study the implementation of a solar garden
• 50.000 euros to improve streams 
• 50.000 euros to improve rural roads

Municipal companies
The municipal companies of the Reus City Council are planning nearly 8 million euros in investment for next year. The public companies have approved their respective budgets for the 2025 financial year in the corresponding boards of directors. The sum of the different investment plans of the municipal companies amounts to 7.695.847 euros. The amount for each of the companies is as follows:

• Reus Mobility and Services: €2,74 million
• Reus Municipal Services: €2,63 million
• Reus Economic Development SA (REDESSA): €468.146
• Reus Transport: €335.000
• Reus Sports and Leisure SA: €650.000

Reus Mobility and Services
The investment plan of this municipal company for next year is 2.745.000 euros. Among them, the following stand out:

• 950.000 euros for the renovation of machinery in the blue zone
• 515.000 euros for the renovation of a warehouse located at the entrance to the Mercat del Camp to create the Complementary Activities Zone (ZAC). The usable area is over 1.000 m2 and it is expected that during 2026 the renovation will allow two new spaces to be available that will complete the food logistics offer of the Mercat del Camp. The image of the new warehouse will maintain the line of the AgroMercat and the wholesale self-service warehouse. It is also planned, in the near future, to carry out a similar renovation of the fruit and vegetable wholesalers warehouse
• 400.000 euros to complete the La Riera complex, which will have 60 affordable homes, a public parking lot with 340 spaces distributed over 3 floors and a municipal facility
• 300.000 euros to improve the municipal parking network
• 300.000 euros to continue the deployment of the public bike-sharing system, La Ganxeta, with the expansion of the station network and the improvement of the service. The list of new stations includes Avda. de Riudoms (carrer de Mont-roig del Camp), Horts de Miró (carrer de l'Escultor Modest Gené), Mas Pellicer, Immaculada (plaça de Celdoni Vilà i Torroja) or Castellvell (carrer de la Mineta)

Reus Municipal Services
Reus Municipal Services will manage an investment budget next year of 2.633.701 euros.

The bulk of the investments, €1,25 million, are concentrated in actions in the area of ​​supply and sanitation of the Aigües de Reus division. The following actions stand out:

• €340.000 renovation of the supply network on Gredos i Guadarrama Street - Montserrat Neighborhood (1st phase)
• €260.000 renovation of the supply network c/Monestir de Ripoll and ic/Miami
• €230.000 renovation of the supply network on Cantàbric Street and Mediterrani Avenue
• €220.000 renovation of the supply network at Mas Abelló Street
• €120.000 renovation of the supply network c/Espronceda (Avda. Jocs Olímpics and c/Jacint Verdaguer)

On the other hand, Aigües de Reus will also allocate 550.000 euros to infrastructure actions for reuse, of which:

• 300.000 euros will be for the installation of a denitrification system in the Agro-Reus wells
• 250.000 euros for the reuse of water in parks and gardens: Sant Jordi, Capellans, Lledoner

Reus Economic Development SA
Reus Desenvolupament Econòmic SA has planned an Investment Plan for 2026 of 486.146 euros, of which the bulk corresponds to improvements to the different business centers (control systems, furniture, lighting, etc.), 62.950 euros correspond to the part of the apartments in the Riera Complex and 50.000 euros to the Espai Open Reus, intended for innovation.

Reus Transport
The municipal bus company's 2026 Investment Plan is 335.000 euros, which will be allocated mainly to adapting the depot building and expanding the Bus x Tu on-demand service.

The bulk of the amount for the purchase of vehicles was planned in the 2025 budget, although the vehicles will arrive next year.

The 2026 budget refers to the preparation of the service for the expansion of Bus x Tu in the northern area and its implementation towards the south: electrification of the depots for recharging electric minibuses, the expansion of the features of the application with which the service works, the stations that are created, etc.

Reus Sport and Leisure
The municipal company's Investment Plan is endowed with 650.000 euros, of which the bulk, 600.000 euros, will be allocated to the replacement of artificial turf on three football fields: Reddis, La Pastoreta and the field attached to the municipal stadium, which is expected to be carried out during the summer of next year.