The General Budget of the Republic project for 2027 presented by the Government of El Salvador amounts to USD 12,421 million, representing an increase of USD 1,865.4 million over the USD 10,555.5 million approved for 2026.
The largest difference is in Education, whose allocation would grow by more than USD 1,016 million, while Public Security and National Defense would each face cuts of USD 20 million.
The proposal, submitted by Finance Minister Jerson Posada to the Legislative Assembly on September 30, must still go through analysis by the Finance and Special Budget Committee before eventual approval. The planned spending for 2027 represents an increase of 17.7% over the current budget.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology would go from the USD 1,683.3 million approved for 2026 to USD 2,700.1 million in 2027. The increase of USD 1,016.8 million equals more than a 60% rise and explains much of the expansion of the Executive Branch's budget.
According to Posada, the proposal allocates USD 3,416 million to the education sector, including programs, investments and transfers linked to the sector.
The official stated that the project includes resources for school infrastructure, computers, connectivity and the incorporation of artificial intelligence into learning.
Health would also see a significant increase, of USD 147.6 million: it would go from USD 1,345.4 million to USD 1,493.1 million. Public Works
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The General State Budget project for 2027 amounts to USD 12,421 million and shows an increase of 17.7% over the previous fiscal year. /(Illustrative Image Infobae)The General State Budget project for 2027 presented by the Government of El Salvador amounts to USD 12,421 million, which represents an increase of USD 1,865.4 million over the USD 10,555.5 million approved for 2026. The biggest difference is in Education, whose allocation would grow by more than USD 1,016 million, while Public Security and National Defense would see cuts of USD 20 million each. The proposal, submitted by Finance Minister Jerson Posada to the Legislative Assembly on September 30, must still go through review by the Finance and Special Budget Committee before possible approval. The planned spending for 2027 represents an increase of 17.7% over the current budget. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology would go from the USD 1,683.3 million approved for 2026 to USD 2,700.1 million in 2027. The increase of USD 1,016.8 million is equivalent to more than a 60% rise and explains much of the expansion of the Executive Branch's budget. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology accounts for an increase of over 60%, with an allocation of USD 2,700.1 million. /(Illustrative Image Infobae)According to Posada, the proposal allocates USD 3,416 million to the education sector, including programs, investments, and transfers related to the sector. The official stated that the project includes resources for school infrastructure, computers, connectivity, and the incorporation of artificial intelligence in learning. Health would also see a significant increase, of USD 147.6 million: it would go from USD 1,345.4 million to USD 1,493.1 million. Public Works and Transportation would receive USD 1,057.7 million, USD 72.4 million more than in 2026. Economy would increase by USD 69.7 million, meaning it would have a total of USD 134.2 million. Governance and Territorial Development would rise from USD 280.9 million to USD 397.4 million, a difference of USD 116.5 million. The Office of the President would have USD 217.8 million, USD 24.8 million more than in 2026; Finance, USD 103.1 million, with a reduction of USD 17.6 million; and Foreign Affairs, USD 53.6 million, USD 3.1 million additional. Allocations would also grow for Culture, with USD 21.9 million more; Agriculture and Livestock, with USD 304,055 additional; Environment and Natural Resources, with USD 1.2 million more; Tourism, with USD 5.5 million additional; and Labor and Social Welfare, with an increase of USD 1 million. The Public Security and National Defense portfolios lose a combined USD 40 million in the 2027 spending plan. /(Illustrative Image Infobae)The Ministry of Public Security and Justice would drop from USD 702.5 million to USD 682.5 million. National Defense would go from USD 334.5 million to USD 314.5 million. Combined, both portfolios would lose USD 40 million. Posada has maintained that the resources will be transferred to Education and that the measure responds to the results of the security strategy. "This reallocation of resources is carried out considering the results of the security strategy, which allows funds that were for weapons and ammunition to be redirected to the education of children and young people," he said during the presentation last September. Housing would reduce its budget by USD 23,061, to USD 13.5 million. Local Development would suffer a larger drop, of USD 25.4 million, and would be left with USD 13.6 million. The Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch would keep the same allocations as 2026: USD 46 million and USD 369.2 million, respectively. In the Public Ministry, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) would rise by USD 3.6 million and the Office of the Attorney for the Defense of Human Rights would receive USD 1 million more. The General Solicitor's Office (PGR) would remain unchanged. Jerson Posada, El Salvador's Finance Minister, ruled out the creation of levies or tax increases to finance the fiscal year. /(Infobae Centroamérica/Emerson Del Cid)The budget for public debt would increase from USD 2,433.6 million to USD 2,846.8 million, representing an increase of USD 413.2 million. Various transfers would grow by USD 54.6 million, while the State's general obligations would decrease by USD 8.4 million. Posada stated that the project does not include new levies or increases to existing taxes. "There are no plans to increase taxes, there are no plans to create new taxes," he declared after submitting the document. The Finance Ministry projects current revenues of USD 10,419 million and a budget gap of USD 515 million for 2027.