Lisbon City Council plans to spend EUR 54 million on schools in 2027

A Lisbon House estimates spending 54 million euros (ME) on projects and works in schools in 2027, out of a total of 85,1 ME registered for the area of Education in the Budget that the municipality presented today.

The document, presented by the vice-president of the Lisbon City Council (CML) and responsible for Finance, Gonçalo Reis, states that in 2027 nine schools will be in work in the capital, as well as six schools in project and 24 schools under study.

The municipality also intends to strengthen schools with about a hundred operational assistants.

In total, the expenditure of the municipality with the Education sector entered in the budget for 2027 indicates an amount of 85.1 ME, +8.8% than this year, in which it registered 78.2 ME, of the wanted to execute 66.2 ME.

Consolidating social support, launching the Culture in Schools programme and promoting school success are among the priorities indicated.

On the axis of Economics, Innovation and Modernization, the municipality programmed to spend 28.2 ME in 2027, plus 6.0%, which involves the construction of the new Olivais market and the requalification of markets, including Benfica and Ourique.

In general terms, it is also envisaged that trade should be valued and ME supporting Unicorn Factory Lisbon, plus €550,000 for the Lisbon Investment Agency.

In the context of Culture, the municipal budget indicates a variation of +21% in 2027, of 40.1 ME for 48.5 ME, predicting, among others, investments in seven equipments and cultural spaces: the Palacete Santa Clara, Pombal Palace, Municipal Archives, Casa Veva de Lima, Palazzo Beau Sejour, Torre da Pela and Teatro Maria Vitória.

It also proposes the extension of the network “A Theatre in Each Neighborhood”, cultural events in the street, such as shows in public spaces, and initiatives of Lisbon European Capital of Contemporary Art.

In Sport, the CML foresees an increase of 5.8 ME in 2026 to 6.4 ME in 2027 (+10.9%), for initiatives such as support program for Curriculum Physical Education and the Program +55, support for associativism and legalization of sports facilities, 380,000 euros for the National Park Nautical Center, completion of the rehabilitation of Camp No. 2 of the Lumiar High and the “follow-up and support to FIFA” for the realization of the Football World Cup in 2030.

As for Social Rights, for 2027, the municipality budgeted 16.4 ME (+35 %), when the forecast for this year was 12.1 ME, although the expected implementation for 2026 reached 18.1 ME.

Under Social Rights 9 ME as a reinforcement of responses to accommodation, reception centres and social hotel for vulnerable people, 5 ME for the Social Emergency Fund to support the most vulnerable families, 2.4 ME in specialized responses to “situations of greater fragility” and 3.2 ME for the Vila Maior pilot project, “oriented to an independent life” and “aging with greater autonomy and security”.

In the area of Health, it provides “three new primary health care equipment” and maintain the Lisbon +65 Health Plan, for elderly Lisbon, in conjunction with the National Health Service, intending the “expansion for teleconsultations and medical consultations at home”.

In Health and Hygiene and Safety at Work are registered, for 2027, 7 ME, above 5.9 ME (+18.3%) predicted for 2026.

The PSD/CDS-PP/IL governance in the Lisbon House today presented a municipal budget of 1,463 ME for 2027, plus 8.8% compared to the 1,345 million planned for this year, the vice-president of the municipality announced, considering it “balanced, prudent, without shock”.

The finance officer said that out of 1.463 ME planned for 2027, both in expenditure and in revenue, 1,271 ME are final allocation and 191 ME is non-definitive allocation.