OBSERBC Highlights Transparency in 2024

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OBSERBC considers transparency, access to information, and accountability as civic tools that strengthen participatory democracy in Mexico and particularly in the state.

Continuing its mission to inform citizens about the use of public resources, OBSERBC conducted an analysis of the State Education System covering the years 2016 to September 2024, due to its significant role in state public expenditure.

• Did You Know? Educational Entities in Baja California depend economically on the state government for 98.75% of their annual income, via allocations from the Executive Power of Baja California.

• Did You Know? In 2024, Educational Entities in Baja California allocated 90.39% of their expenditure budget to Personal Services.
• Did You Know? The Secretary of Education allocated $3,439,353,815 to ISSSTECALI in 2024, out of a total budget of $17,143,463,438 for internal transfers and public sector assignments.
• Did You Know? For 2024, the Modified Public Investment Budget was $716.43 million, but only $226.84 million was spent as of September 30, 2024.
• Did You Know? As of September 30, 2024, the parastatal entities in the educational sector had liabilities of $639,834,635.
• Did You Know? By the same date, the educational sector spent $74,046,241 on Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.
• Did You Know? The 2024 expenditure budget of the Executive Power included 41,031 positions and 313,291 hours of Personal Services dedicated to Education, Science, and Culture.

The Baja California Citizen Observatory actively promotes the development of open government by fostering accountability in the use of public resources. In light of the interest in the financial and administrative management of ISSSTECALI, an analysis of its Financial Statements from 2017 to Q3 2024 was conducted.

• Did You Know? The latest ISSSTECALI Actuarial Study, dated October 13, 2023, and referencing December 31, 2022, revealed an actuarial deficit of $267,771,286,759.19, with no updates made during 2024.
• Did You Know? ISSSTECALI recorded $1,487.06 million in “Other Short-Term Liabilities,” primarily comprising debts owed to various creditors via temporary financing agreements with the state government.
• Did You Know? By September 30, 2024, ISSSTECALI spent $671.07 million on Financial and Banking Services, surpassing its initial expenditure budget of $13.12 million.