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The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitation Martinez, stressed that since the beginning of the term, payments to suppliers and savings in public spending have been the priority actions the new government team
The mayor of San Pedro del Pinatar, Visitation Martinez has offered a press conference today to account for the balance of his management team of government in the first 100 days of the current legislature.
The first mayor noted that since the first day, his team's priority has been to confront and resolve the "difficult economic situation which is the City" with a debt that exceeds 39 million euros, rising to 31, 5 million which was due to suppliers and over 7.5 million debt owed to financial institutions.
Martinez explained that the current government team has acted quickly and efficiently to begin to provide solutions to this "poisoned legacy."
Thus during the first 100 days has been reduced by 57.5 percent current spending, which represents a saving of 2.5 million euros over the same period of 2010.
The mayor has clarified that current spending between June and September 2010 was 4.2 million euros, compared to 1.7 million in the same period this year.
The first mayor has finalized the first week that urgent measures were established to contain spending in all the departments, such as reduction of 125,000 euros in the festivities, the establishment of a system of control of current expenditures for purchases exceeding 100 euros, and the elimination of 40 percent of mobile phone lines,
In addition, Martinez has emphasized the savings in government bodies, and that "the present, with 12 people, costs the same to the municipal coffers as above with 7 aldermen", as they have been reduced by three the number of people you trust and has only been released a councilman and mayor, while the other councilors are in half-time.
In this line of action, no contracts have been renewed after its completion time and reduced overtime and bonuses in the City staff.
The mayor has said that these measures will not, in any case, the deterioration of municipal services and explained that its adoption will mean annual savings of 600,000 euros.
Thus, overtime municipal police have been reduced by 80% between June and September 2010 and 74% in the municipal warehouse.
Visitation Martinez also noted that in this period have been presented the 2009 accounts before the Court of Auditors, obligation should have done the previous government team, and this week approved in full settlement of accounts for 2010.
The mayor has emphasized that one of the steps to address the economic situation of the City Council has been addressing the payment to suppliers, primarily in negotiating the terms of debt whose failure affects the functioning of the session.
Thus, it has won a postponement of the debt owed to the Social Security Treasury, which had over 1.5 million euros and prevented obtaining grants have been paid the 7,400 euros owed to Post and had delayed the collection of municipal taxes unable to certify the receipts, and has closed a payment plan with Iberdrola to liquidate the debt of 1.3 million with electricity, which had already cut supply in several municipal facilities.
In this section, has also prioritized the payment of small suppliers, for which the council is finalizing a loan of 800,000 euros ICO which settled the outstanding debts of 2007 and 2008 before the end of the year.
TOURISM AND TRADE: ENGINES OF ECONOMIC REACTIVATION
Visitation Martinez has said that this policy of containment savings and has completed the development and planning of actions aimed at reviving the economy in the municipality.
In this regard, he indicated that since the Department of Tourism has begun work on the lines that mark the future Strategic Plan for Tourism.
Thus, during this summer has intensified the promotion of the town and held meetings with international business professionals and industry to promote health tourism by participating in the VI International Congress held in Torre Pacheco, the idiomatic, sports, short-term scheduling activities in the Marine Activities Centre and the Leisure, starting the negotiations for the orderly reopening Curve.
Moreover, the current government team has set the promotion of trade as one of the cornerstones of the economic recovery of the municipality.
To this end, in November if a new route will boost the cap as part of celebrations for the 175th anniversary of the City, and in December will host the second edition of the Fair Outlet in San Pedro del Pinatar.
The mayor has advanced trade promotion policy will increase next year along with the installation of a tent on the esplanade of Lo Pagan where fairs are held monthly in different sectors.
Thus, the first mayor concluded by reiterating its commitment to "austerity, transparency and cost control to clean up the city coffers," the principle to be completed with "a strong boost from trade and tourism as engines of local economic recovery and a close and direct to the public, offering a more effective management plan that manages and thinking about their real needs. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar
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