The mayor stressed that the priority of this term is to make San Pedro del Pinatar a municipality opportunities with measures aimed at promoting employment and economic recovery.
The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitation Martinez, has offered a press conference today to account balance management of his government team after a year since the last elections.
The mayor stressed that the priority of this term is to make San Pedro, a town of opportunities for promotion of employment and economic recovery measures.
Economic policy is another pillar of municipal government action, governed by the principle of cost containment, efficiency and effectiveness in the use of existing resources.
The mayor explained that the data reflects the consolidation of the policy of budgetary stability, with five consecutive years of surplus in the municipal coffers.
These data conforms to the City Adjustment Plan, which allows the repayment of debt and guarantees economic stability of the consistory.
The current government team has achieved a positive cash surplus of 2.9 million euros, a positive result in the adjusted 2015 budget of 2.15 million euros and a surplus of 774,469 euros.
Visitation has confirmed that at the end of 2015, the average payment period had fallen to 20.24 days meeting Delinquency Act.
These results allow a better management of taxes and to apply new tax breaks and tax cuts.
Thus, the tax rate of Property Tax (IBI) has been reduced in 2016, from 0.73 to 0.71%, in order to compensate for the revision of the rateable value.
Another is the reduction of the tax rate of surplus value, which rose from 29 to 25%, representing a reduction of four points.
As for the introduction of new bonuses, it has established a 15% reduction in occupancy tax thoroughfare in annual installations whose activity is to promote the maintenance of terraces of catering establishments throughout the year.
According to the mayor, fiscal policy meets the objective of not raising the tax burden on citizens, offer facilities to meet the payment with customized plans without interest and encourage economic activity in the town, further reinforcing the social measures.
SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LOCAL TRADE
Support for local businesses has resulted in the development of trade fairs in different sectors and tax credits for entrepreneurs, 50% for opening license generally and 75% for young entrepreneurs under 35. In addition workshops have been held and specialization courses and various seminars advisory and business development.
In Business Advice they have attended 55 companies via mobile Office INFO.
The Municipal Service has advised 61 entrepreneurs have been processed reductions in fees, grants, reports, 1,800 address at the employment exchange, 7 workshops career guidance in schools, etc.
Martinez stressed as another betting the current government team reviving the Near Lo Pagán in low season, with an extensive program of exhibitions and activities such as gala carnival or Christmas toy library.
The wide range of sports and leisure activities that have developed this year, contributing to the rise in commercial activity, also stimulated with Navideños Window Dressing Competition and Christmas market.
EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL PROMOTION
As for the unemployment situation in the municipality, the data reflect a very positive development, the mayor has indicated that the registered unemployment in the municipality in April stood at 2,207 unemployed, these data represent a 4.67% of and 154 unemployed decreased less than the same month of 2015.
To highlight the affiliation to Social Security a positive result amounts to 6,726 contributors to April 30, 2016. Since January 1, a total of 521 new members have joined the Social Security, representing an increase of 8.40%.
The mayor has identified several municipal actions that have contributed to these good results, such as advisory services and specific training and 50 courses of the People's University, which this year has had more than 1,700 students.
To this specific development programs, the Joint Project Employment and Training under 30, "PMEF-Las Salinas" and a second Joint Programme for over 25 years has two grants from SEF cofinanced joined by European Social Fund.
In the same vein, they have also launched two programs Local Public Employment for young people under 30 years subsidized by the SEF with 64,000 euros and the second for more than 30 years, has two grants from SEF, cofinanced by the European Social Fund.
Visitation has announced that soon will launch the shuttle employment in which unemployed group coordinated by a coach, strengthen their skills in achieving a common goal: get a job.
In terms of social promotion, it highlights the support that the council grants collective and social, sports and cultural organizations.
Thus, in the Municipal Budget for 2016, collected 911,080 euros for these groups.
24,000 euros to charities dedicated to the distribution and collection of food and 10,000 euros for local health associations nature.
Visitacón has stated that it has continued to make an effort in the budget for aid to study, looking at 35,000 euros, of which have benefited 500 students and mainly for the purchase of school supplies, mobility, excellent students and Bank Book .
The mayor pointed out that the city is attached to the Social Housing Fund, it has a specific service to people affected by forced evictions and has been declared "free municipality of eviction".
The government team committed to the priority needs of pinatarenses with problems of disability and dependency, allocate 40,000 Euros, from the CARM, to "Removal of architectural barriers" in this sense, Visitation Martinez stressed the cooperation agreement signed with lFAMDIF in order to promote actions aimed at promoting accessibility and removal of architectural barriers in the municipality to what extend a total of 32 seats arranged for the care of people with disabilities through partnerships adds AFEM and Aidemar.
The mayor has said that the government team has fulfilled and implemented in this first year in office more than 70% of the electoral program, and with his government team, has decided to give a new impetus to these three years has ahead, taking on new challenges and grouping homogeneous areas in different departments as well, Urbanism Urban Discipline is added to the Department of Employment Trade adds to industry Transport is added, Volunteering becomes dependent on Citizen Participation and fairs attractions hinds of Fairs and depend Hall.
Finally, the mayor has said that "San Pedro del Pinatar is already anchored in the path of growth and job creation."
Visitation is committed, with their government, "to seek and develop new opportunities for pinatarenses with a closer and transparent administration, simplifying its procedures, favoring the creation of new jobs, convinced that the most effective social policy that San Pedro needs. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar