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The Local Government Committee this morning approved the draft general budget of the City of Cartagena in 2014, amounting to 190.9 million euros and 193.9 million in expenditures euros in revenue.
According to the Councillor of Finance, Fatima Suanzes, this imbalance in favor of income occurs when considering the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the municipal company OLD TOWN CARTAGENA, from the sale of plots.
This is a lower spending budget by 5.8 million from 2013, with a strong commitment to new investment and maintenance services to citizens.
Before decipher, Suanzes has warned that this is a budget that is subject to the guidelines set forth in the Adjustment Plan approved by the finance ministry, which means that it follows a policy of austerity and control and containment spending.
The councilor also emphasized strengthening investments that directly hits the City increasing by 65.47% compared to 2013.
These investments will be directed to continue the transformation of the urban municipality and economic recovery while maintaining activity and employment in companies.
Another highlight of the budgets in the opinion of the councilor aspect is to ensure the social coverage and give continuity to the social programs that force families and individuals most vulnerable are addressed by the crisis.
Suanzes noted that the municipal government also continues its commitment to maintain services: street cleaning, street lighting, care of gardens and parkland, maintenance of schools.
To provide these services 53 million euros will go with the idea that the city keep your pulse and citizens receive benefits that your city should offer.
Finally, the budget as a new solution incorporates two important agencies for their economic and budgetary weight management such as Planning and Municipal Social Services
Councillor for the City Government has presented a realistic and significant investment budgets, thanks to since 2008 has followed a policy of austerity and cost control has enabled comply with its obligations under the Plan set and go tackle investments there as a year earlier than planned.
Without that commitment to austerity we could hardly have created a budget where services, investment and a balanced accounts are its main features, said the councilor.
BUDGET CHAPTERS
EXPENSES
Chapter 1, Personal Expenses
Amounts to 68 million euros, representing 35.64% percent of the overall budget.
Decreases by 2.98% compared to 2013 due to non-replacement of seats occupied by workers who retire and no contribution to the pension plan in accordance with state regulations.
Chapter 2 Current Expenditure on Goods and Services, sum of EUR 79.9 million which represents a 3.49% reduction from last year, mostly located in the forecast retail expenditure Old Town Municipal Society derived from the economic slowdown.
The budget dedicates just over 53 million euros to cover the provision of municipal jurisdiction:
Cleaning buildings: 2.678.000Limpieza road and garbage collection: 24.532.000Planta treatment: power 5.327.000Suministro: 7.500.000Mantenimiento street light: 1.250.000Mantenimiento gardens: 4.328.000Mantenimiento road: 420.000Retirada vehicles and tank: 842.000Control regulated parking: 1.556.000Limpieza schools: 4.161.000Mantenimiento schools: 720,000
This amount represents 2/3 of total current expenditure of this Chapter.
Chapter 3 is 6 million euros, corresponding to financial expenses, presents a decrease of 26.17% compared to 2013, some two million euros, due to the persistent fall in interest rates in our lending benchmark, recently endorsed by the European Central Bank.
Contains the provision required to meet the expenses arising from the interest on bank loans, treasury operations, as well as fractionation of debt agreements signed with the successful bidders for the provision of certain services and costs incurred in consultation loans with the Official Credit Institute (ICO) for the payment of debt suppliers SMEs, mainly.
Chapter 4 Current Transfers decreases by 435,511 euros in 2014, almost negligible for this budget.
On Chapter 6 real investments 5,598,268 million euros, up 65.47% from the year 2013 are used to perform work directly by the City.
This chapter highlights the following:
The Department of Infrastructure will have 2,785,000 euros to execute works, among the main actions are:
The remodeling of the Plaza del Lago and the arrangement of streets in the area as The Beatas and cross the street Merganser
The remodeling Street Captains Ripoll
Rehabilitation of the building La Milagrosa
They will allocate 300,000 euros to improvements in street lighting and cable replacement
300,000 euros to run an operation in different ways paved the municipality
100,000 euros for the maintenance of parks and open spaces
In the investment chapter is noteworthy also:
Construction of the new medical clinic in the Llano del Beal for what you have recorded 200,000 euros
Another 200,000 euros for maintenance of sports infrastructure
They will employ 66,000 euros in the renovation of vehicles to the local police
300,000 euros for the maintenance and improvement of the fire service, funded by the special tax established for this purpose by the insurance companies.
1 million euros for development works on behalf of individuals, although it is an item that appears in both expenditure and revenue.
800,000 euros are earmarked for expropriation face.
In addition to these investments to be financed from the municipal budget, you also highlight those other actions that will be carried out in 2014 with input from other governments and agencies:
Street Reform Sebastian Feringa whose budget amounts to 4,500,000 euros and are funded through an agreement signed with the Commonwealth Taibilla Channel.
With regard to Chapter 7 Capital Transfers, 1,196,486 euros has been allocated, here comes a significant drop from the previous year because they appear the 3.5 million euros last year were earmarked for the construction of the Palace of Deporte.En concrete contributions to the Teatro Romano Foundation (1106 euros) and 40,000 euros for Sports are collected.
Chapter 8, of financial assets includes $ 3,000, with expandable nature, to advance payments made to personnel.
Chapter 9, liabilities, contains the appropriations needed to cover the repayment of bank loans, amounting to 15 million euros, of which 6.6 are for the payment of principal of loans concluded in implemented by the ICO line.
The increase from 2013 is a result of the termination of waiting periods on some loans.
INCOME
In the case of income is noteworthy freezing and Real Estate Tax (IBI) both rustic nature, and urban and special features and not experience any increase in tax motor vehicles.
Overall, this Chapter 1 of Direct Taxes, has barely change from year 2013, 0.6% (just under 600,000 euros).
In the case of urban nature IBI is provided in the modification of the tax regulation to prevent updating of the cadastral value impact on a rise in the tax, so that the City Council amended the coefficients for the receipt does not rise.
Yes we have gained a tenth category rates the streets to the levying tax on economic activities (IAE).
As to Chapter 2 where the Excise Tax on Construction, Installations and Works (ICICI), down significantly is mainly because we have arranged about 4 million construction plant SKSOL 2013 .
Regarding the overall ICIO We have forecast adjusted earnings figure that is expected in 2013 for normal economic activity, about 2.5 million euros.
The decrease reflects the absence of extraordinary settlements.
In this chapter, our revenues from transfer taxes (VAT, alcohol, beer, snuff, hydrocarbons) are also listed.
Your total amount is 3.9 million.
In Chapter 3 Fees and other income increased amount is observed, about 2 million euros (4.98%), due to the update of these concepts for 2014.
As for the whole Public Fees and Prices, virtually all were updated by 1.5% which is taken as reference CPI for the month of August, except that garbage collection, as provided in the plan of adjustment rises 5.5%.
Chapter 4 Current transfers recorded an increase of 2.81%, which in absolute terms, is about 1.3 million, due mainly to the provisions of the municipal company management Casco Antiguo.
This chapter funds from other administrations are collected for the general fund current spending, in some cases, and specific programs in others.
Among the former are those received from the State Administration for the Supplementary Financing Fund, the increase is due to the extension of the repayment period of the excesses contributed in 2008 and 2009, going from 60 to 120 monthly, and the payment by the latter in 2014 the positive balance of the settlement to 2012, amounting to 1.58 million, as notified by the General Secretariat of Regional and Local Coordination letter of 2 October 2013.
Among the specific programs that fund collect from central government: the contribution to urban public transport and basic benefits for social services.
This is the same concept from the Autonomous Region for Basic Services, Drug Plan, maintenance centers day stays, home help service dependent and Public Safety Plan are also collected.
We should also mention those from the European Economic Community for Project ECOEMBES, selective waste collection.
In Chapter 5 of Property income is primarily collected for administrative fees concessions, an increase of 70 thousand euros, mainly due to the forecast revision of prices of property leases.
No sales forecast of municipal assets.
Consequently, there is no provision in Chapter 6 Disposal of Real Investments.
Chapter 7 Capital Transfers not collect any forecast income from other administrations.
In Chapter 9, liabilities, no plans to arrange any loan transaction.
EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY
After outlining the accounts Councillor concluded by saying that budgets ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the management of public services, giving priority to those affected by the crisis while maintaining the performance and social care programs.
He also said that this will be done by applying austerity measures and effective management of services while maintaining fiscal stability and transparency in order to meet the viability plan.
Councillor highlighted the clear commitment in investment budgets: we are talking about an injection of EUR 5.57 million to continue the modernization of the municipality and to support economic recovery.
In this sense, he explained that the work under the plaza and Lake Street Captains Ripoll close the transformation of virtually all Old Town that launched in 1995, the municipal government.
Lastly, he said that 2014 will be a year of challenges where the municipal government will continue to strengthen the projection of Cartagena city tour because tourism is emerging as a powerful activity that is helping to sustain the local economy and maintain employment.
Next to the tourism industry is one of the pillars on which the local economy is based.
confident next year to start operating the new plant of Repsol lubricants and remains a magnet for new investment, has requested the Councillor.
MUNICIPAL MAJOR EFFORT IN SOCIAL SERVICES
The budget of the Department of Social Services 2014-10738281 amount in euros, including the allocation for Charity Raffle House Kid (721,000).
The municipal contribution is increased to 2013 in 277,096 euros. Become Thus to counter sustained transfers downs from the Autonomous Community.
This increase is a municipal contribution of 5.41% and allows the Council to keep all home care services, primary care, complementary measures telecare, meals on wheels.
These services have a cost budgeted for 2014, including the SAD dependents of 2,089,841 euros.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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