The Ministry of Equality will receive a large injection of funds for 2023, with a rise of 9.3% compared to the previous year.

Specifically, its budget for the Department led by Irene Montero amounts to 564 million, after breaking the 500 barrier for the first time in 2022.

Almost half of the money for Equality will go to the fight against gender violence, which reaches a record investment figure of 260 million euros.

This represents an increase of 51 million compared to the previous year.

A substantial part of these 51 million increases will go to develop new programs promoted by the recently approved 'law of only yes is yes' to care for women and minors who are victims of sexual violence.

In total, 40 million that will be transferred to the autonomous communities.

More than half of the funds for gender violence will be in the hands of the regional governments.

They are 130 million for them and another 40 million more for local entities.

That leaves some 90 million in the hands of the Ministry of Equality, of which 80 will be managed directly by the Government Delegation against Gender Violence, which receives an increase in funds of 15%, which translates into 10 million more.

The second big leg of the Ministry of Equality is in the "Equal opportunities between women and men" program, which will be endowed with 204 million.

Three more than it received in 2022. Of that money, up to 190 million will be destined for transfers to the autonomous communities to execute the "Co-Responsible Plan", whose purpose is "to offer conciliation solutions to families with children under 16 years of age in their position".

The 2023 Budgets provide for "the possibility of generating credits as a result of reimbursements to the Public Treasury of the unapplied funds of the Co-Responsible Plan".

"With this", it is explained in the bill, "it is about ensuring that the funds destined to deal with actions included in the aforementioned plan are not reduced".

Finally, to the 564 million for Equality should be added the funds received by the Women's Institute, which this year has 28 million.

They are four more than in 2022.

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