The 2027 Draft Federal Expenditure Budget (PPEF) proposes 15,858.7 million pesos for the Ministry of Culture, a nominal increase of 5.1% against the 15,082.9 million of 2026. Adjusted for inflation, the figure leaves INAH and INBAL with fewer real resources than this year.
The analysis by El Economista, published on September 8, 2026, calculates that the real increase for Ramo 48 is approximately 1.1%, after discounting the 4% GDP deflator used by the Ministry of Finance. El Universal reports on September 10 that annual inflation reached 3.26% in August, a factor the draft does not incorporate. The debate is not the total amount, but how many exhibitions, performances and restorations fit inside it: INAH operates museums and archaeological sites across the country, and INBAL sustains seasons of music, dance and theater.
The draft allocates 5,603.5 million pesos to the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), 0.9% more nominal and 2.9% less real against 2026, and 4,939.6 million to the National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature (INBAL), 0.2% more nominal and 3.6% less real. Together they account for 10,543.1 million, 66.5% of Ramo 48, while the Ministry's central sector rises 18% nominal. Carlos Villaseñor, a cultural policy analyst, told El Universal that "the increase granted practically covers the inflation differential" and that at those institutes "their increase does not even reach 1%". The draft also creates the Unit for Living Cultures, Intangible Heritage and Interculturality (221.8 million) and the General Directorate of Circuits and Festivals (452.4 million).
The Chamber of Deputies has until November 20, 2026 to approve the Expenditure Budget, and Ramo 48 is one of the areas it can revise. The approved breakdown will define the operating budget for museums, archaeological sites and artistic seasons for 2027.
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