The Balearic Islands' auditor, Joan Rosselló, presented the institution's latest report to Parliament this Friday, analyzing the autonomous community's accounts for 2023. This year saw the coexistence of the governments of Francina Armengol and Marga Prohens, who won the elections in July, although, he said, this made no difference to the accounts. As he explained, the year closed with a surplus of 0.35% of GDP and a reduction in public debt of approximately 290 million euros. The main expenditure was personnel costs, which accounted for 29% of the total (and 50% of the expenditure by IB-Salut, the Balearic Islands Health Service). As Rosselló explained, personnel costs are one of the items that "increase the most each year," due, among other things, to the salary increases approved by the central government, which are then "applied to the regional government." However, the ombudsman, who met with the Speaker of Parliament, Gabriel Le Senne, explained that "since 2020 the financial situation has been very positive." Nevertheless, he warned that spending increased more in 2023 than the economy grew: 10.5%, while GDP growth was 3%. He emphasized that if the current spending rule had been applied at that time, the Balearic Islands' spending should have been around 2.9% or 3%, meaning it would have been in breach. But in 2023, with the territory still emerging from the Covid-19 crisis, the rule was not in effect.