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General Affairs Committee has addressed this morning the draft budget for 2011 The budget for this year has fallen 31.9 million euros compared to 2010 in 2011 will decrease by 13.6% debt to be at a lower level to 1999
The draft budget of the City of Murcia has received the approval of the General Affairs Committee took place this morning.
The project for 2011 amounts to 511.7 million euros, including autonomous agencies and municipal corporations, representing a decrease of 31.9 million euros compared to 2010.
Saving measures and cost containment equipment undertaken by the Government of the City of Murcia are present in this project, which will reduce spending this year about 11.5 million euros (derived from savings in staff costs liabilities and financial costs), but without affecting the keeping quality of public services offered to citizens and maintaining the same level of attention to social benefits.
Expenditure
The Deputy Mayor of Finance, Joaquin Moya-Angeler, stressed that the purpose of the government team to continue reducing spending is carried out as another priority objective is to ensure basic benefits to the neediest, people and institutions of social or health and, in turn, promote productive investment to maintain or create jobs.
In this sense, would highlight the significant efforts being undertaken in spending cuts, hence emphasizing the reduction in personnel expenses by 5.3 billion euros (4.3% less than in 2010) and about two million euros in financial expenses.
Moya, Angela has also explained that the costs unconditional agreement to the Autonomous Community (5 million) to be earmarked for current expenditure and tariff simplification of transport (saving of 6 million euros) illustrate the major effort is being carried out.
"The reduction of current expenditure-that facing the city services required for daily operation," will be reduced by more than 7% thanks to greater austerity in government contracts and internal operating costs City Council, but without affecting the quality of services received by citizens. "
In response to the socialist municipal group, Moya-Angel has said that its references to current expenditure can not speak of waste being treated because of the expense involved in the services provided to citizens.
"This is the tram -9 million euros, the cleaning and garbage collection -5 million euros, social spending (home help, remote assistance, first aid assistance, etc..) -6 Million euros, and payment for the provision of services such as electricity, water, gas and other services of any and all municipal facilities in the service of citizens.
"Unlike the PSOE, the Popular Party is working to provide better services and higher quality, and obviously you have to pay," he pointed Angeler Moya, who also said that this has been our line of work and we continue like it or not keeping to the socialist party.
Income
Moreover, compared to revenue, cropping experienced in the last two years of transfers from the Share of Government Revenue (PIE)-estimated at some 29 million euros, together with the cessation of the current economy caused by the crisis affecting Spain, has caused a reduction in revenue of around 20%, which makes us even more, if possible, the financial balance of the City and forced to do extraordinary measures based on austerity, discipline and control spending.
The head of the Treasury has noted further that this reduction in revenues must be added the cancellation of the extraordinary resources that during 2009 and 2010 have been received under the general state budget.
A fact that demonstrates "a scene of great and serious cuts in government transfers to the nation, in addition to raising taxes, like VAT," electricity rates and other prices, and are an example of the delicate economic situation of Spanish municipalities, we do not see a sufficient income guaranteed by the municipalities. "
This dramatic landscape has forced the City of Murcia to redouble efforts to continue to provide active social policies, helping to meet the needs of the needy and vulnerable.
That is why, as the government team has prepared a draft consensus and detailed estimates, which do not increase local taxes, while ensuring the social and productive investment as an effective way of creating promoting employment and economic activity and generating employment.
The investments will perform over the current year are intended to make its own resources and in collaboration with the regional administration.
Among the most significant measures include the implementation of the Plan of Sustainable Mobility of Murcia, the construction of new roads to improve communication between districts, the development of the integration project and the underground railway in the urban area of Murcia and the commissioning of the International Airport of Murcia.
Of course, in 2011 will continue the commitment to further enhance the network infrastructure with the opening of new community centers for youth, women and elders, along with the development of sport in the modern city and the consolidation of the network of major cultural venues in the region, which by its quantity and quality are a reference for the whole country.
As explained Moya-Angeles to continue building "the city we love" the City have a budget this year for new investments of EUR 57,281,313 compared to EUR 88.6 million was allocated to this section in 2010 .
The cost of the tax benefits
Also maintain the momentum for decentralization and the effort to secure rebates to needy social groups that, far from decreasing, is expanding both its economic value and the number of potential beneficiaries.
Aid to families and individuals with fewer resources will be left in the pockets of Murcia over 18.3 million euros which will cease to enter the municipal coffers.
Debt
Moreover, the City made a major effort to reduce debt, which has fallen by 56.5 million euros in two respects: 25 million euros in credit and 32 million have been repaid; standing to date of December 31, 2010, at 202 million euros.
As the level of indebtedness, estimated at 52%, remains away from the limit for borrowing in 2011, set at 75%.
When you finish this exercise, the City will be repaid 29 million euros, thereby reducing debt until it reached 172.7 million euros, lower than even that of 1999, when it reached 197.61 million euros.
The head of the Treasury has insisted that the draft budget for 2011 is a realistic project aimed at meeting the needs of people, decentralized and ensuring the security, welfare and basic services to Murcia.
"In short, it is supportive budgets, which build confidence and stability to help economic recovery and job creation."
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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