In a recent announcement, María Jesús Montero, the first deputy prime minister of Spain, has delayed the presentation of the General State Budgets for 2026 for the fourth time in less than a year. Instead of maintaining a set deadline, she has now stated the government will "try" to present the budgets sometime this year. Previously, the proposed timeline had been more defined, with Montero pushing for the budgets to be presented this month—an expectation that was not met. This delay comes in-line with similar postponements from the Catalan president, Salvador Illa, suggesting a wider trend of budgetary uncertainty within the Spanish government.