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Estado de México reports debt reduction amid legislative scrutiny
During the third government report review in the State of Mexico, Finance Secretary Óscar Flores Jiménez reported a reduction in state debt of approximately 2.5 billion pesos and an increase in central sector revenues to 362 billion pesos. He emphasized that these financial gains were achieved without creating new taxes, utilizing 28 fiscal incentives that saved businesses and families roughly 9 billion pesos.
However, legislators from various parties raised significant concerns regarding the practical application of these funds. Opposition members questioned the state's high levels of public debt, which exceeds 60 billion pesos, and criticized the deteriorating condition of roads and public infrastructure. There were also calls for greater transparency regarding the allocation of billions of pesos intended for health services and municipal investment.
In addition to financial matters, the government announced measures to address the housing deficit, including the authorization of over 40,000 new homes and regulatory changes to promote intra-urban development. Meanwhile, the State Comptroller, Hilda Salazar Gil, reported that over 2,400 administrative sanctions have been applied to public officials, noting that the transition to a new transparency framework is underway following the dissolution of INFOEM.
Entities
Congreso del Estado de México · Delfina Gómez Álvarez · Estado de México · Hidalgo · Hilda Salazar Gil · INEGI · INFOEM · LXII Legislatura del Estado de México · Oscar Flores Jiménez · State of Mexico · Álvaro Bardales Ramírez
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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] 2,438 officials have been sanctioned this year. lajornadaestadodemexico.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Approximately 100 transparency requests are received daily. lajornadaestadodemexico.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Transparency requests have not stopped despite the disappearance of INFOEM. lajornadaestadodemexico.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Hidalgo ranks first nationally in the rate of corruption victims according to INEGI's 2025 survey.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The increase in criminal complaints in Hidalgo is due to investigating irregularities that previously went unpunished, rather than an increase in corruption itself.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Hidalgo recorded 21,452 corruption victims per 100,000 inhabitants.