The Popular Party (PP) has denounced that the total amount of aid granted by the island government, presided over by Antonio Morales, reached 282 million euros, representing 28.6% of the corporation's consolidated budget. Of this figure, 210 million were current transfers and 72 million were capital transfers.
The General Intervention's report warns that the direct award procedure was used for 75.6% of the subsidies, normalizing it as a usual method despite its exceptional nature. This practice, which the Intervention has recommended changing to the ordinary competitive bidding procedure for years, has seen a 34.5% increase in the volume of direct subsidies compared to 2024.
Furthermore, the report indicates that the majority of subsidies are granted in advance, which is also a legal exception. The General Intervention warns that if these grants are not accompanied by adequate monitoring for their justification and potential reimbursement, public funds could be harmed. As of December 31, 2025, over 88 million euros were pending justification due to these delays, exacerbated by the rare requirement of guarantees for subsidy compliance.
“"This procedure reveals once again a way of governing based on political clientelism, where public funds are used to try to buy loyalties and create a subdued society."
The internal control report also alerts about the approval of 56 contracts 'without legal backing' in the past fiscal year. Of these, 25 are attributed to the Insular Water Council, 10 to Tourism of Gran Canaria, 7 to the Insular Sports Institute, 6 to the Sociosanitary Care Institute, 5 to the Council itself, 2 to the Emergency Consortium, and 1 to the Single Transport Authority.
The General Intervention highlights 'shortcomings' in contracting, attributed to the lack of specialization and experience of the technicians preparing the files. This results in files only being favorably reported on occasionally upon their first receipt. The oversight body also denounces the insufficient staffing for permanent financial control and the absence of a document manager, leading to temporal mismatches between prior auditing and the audited acts.
Finally, the report mentions recurring problems with the Council's servers, which have caused interruptions in the accounting application and, consequently, in the auditing function.
