Coahuila appears among the states with the highest per capita debt: 10,880.6 pesos per person, with a reported debt of 37,490.1 million pesos. This isn’t just gossip: it’s a warning sign about how expensive it is to govern… and how transparent (or unclear) the accounts really are.
The report places Coahuila at the top of the national ranking, behind states like Nuevo León and Chihuahua in terms of debt burden per capita. That “per person” figure is the painful one: because the debt isn’t paid for by a building, it’s paid for by the people, with services that progress slowly and budgets that are tied up.
Coahuila has had the same governing style for years, and, administration after administration, debt becomes the norm. The current administration may say, “I inherited this,” but it also governs today: if the debt remains high, the very least it can do is explain with surgical precision what is being paid, at what rate, for how long, and what concrete results were achieved with that money.
Because if the state is carrying this burden, the discussion is no longer about whether “it’s permissible to incur debt,” but whether it is being managed with a results-oriented approach: less debt per person, more effective investment, and debt service that doesn’t swallow up the future.
Coahuila doesn’t need to be told that “everything is under control”; it needs to see that control demonstrated with transparent figures. If, after so many years with the same approach, the debt continues to weigh heavily, the citizens’ question is direct: when will we see a verifiable plan to reduce the debt and improve results, without excuses or empty promises?
Source: coahuila360
