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Date Published: 28/04/2026

Jumilla unveils ambitious €27.3 million budget with €11 million for major town projects

New jobs, improved services and major infrastructure projects form part of the council's spending plan

Jumilla has approved a €27.3 million municipal budget, with almost €11 million committed to projects to be rolled out between 2026 and 2027.

The budget focuses on improving local services, upgrading important facilities and investing in infrastructure that could help support the town's long-term growth. Local officials say it brings together a number of priorities that will strengthen services and support future development.

Several large projects are included in the plans, among them is a new building for the Local Police. Improvements are also planned for the Paco Rasina football ground, an important sporting facility in the town, along with an expansion of the municipal cemetery. The budget also includes a full upgrade of street lighting and investment in greener public spaces, helping to improve the environment and the overall look of the town.

Public services are also expected to benefit from the creation of 28 new council jobs. Many of these roles will be linked to street cleaning and waste collection, and with the extra staff the town hall will be able to improve services and ease pressure on existing teams.

The council is also continuing efforts to attract more businesses to Jumilla through tax incentives introduced earlier in the current term. The plan is to strengthen the local economy, which has long relied on agriculture, while supporting more industry and creating stable employment for the future.

Transport links remain part of the bigger picture too. Local leaders continue to press for improvements to the El Carche road, while also calling for better connections to the Autovía A-33 motorway, a route which is important for improving access to the area and supporting future economic development.
With the budget approved early, there is hope that projects can move ahead without the delays that sometimes affect public works.

See also:Makeover for Jumilla tourist office

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Plaza del Rollo, 1 30520 JUMILLA

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Oficina de Turismo Jumilla

The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.

Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.

The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)

However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.

Jumilla Tourist Office

These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.

Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.

The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.