The City of San Pedro del Pinatar adopted at the plenary session today the budget for 2014, which amounted to 22.72 million euros, which is committed to social, economic recovery measures and investments for improving urban infrastructure
The Plenum of the City of San Pedro del Pinatar has today approved the general budget for the financial year 2014, amounting to 22.72 million euros.
The mayor explained that the budget is reduced by 2.02 million euros, 8.17 percent, because the items of expenditure and income in the water disappear because, following an agreement with the Commonwealth of Taibilla Channel, the concessionaire has passed directly manage.
Visitation Martinez said that this budget confirms the commitment of the city government to the program of budgetary stability while ensuring the provision of public services, commitment to policies aimed at economic recovery and job creation, as well as attention to underprivileged.
By chapters, personnel costs, amounts to 9.63 million, representing a decrease of 184,000 euros over the previous year, which translates into no replacement for personal pensions.
PRIORITY IN SOCIAL AND PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT
As for current expenditure, the main savings is given in the headings of General Administration, which is estimated at 391,000 euros, 9.7% less than in 2013, primarily due to lower spending on telephony.
20,000 euros will also reduce advertising and protocol.
This year has prioritized the improvement of urban infrastructure, increasing the amounts allocated to the asphalt, repair and maintenance of streets and cleaning of plots, endowed with 137,400 euros, 110% more than in 2013, to the replacement of parks and gardens, which has 50,000 euros, a 85% increase over the previous year, and cleaning and maintenance of the beaches, which allocated 126,000 euros, representing an increase of 28%.
Likewise, 80,000 Euro for Urbanism to continue with the review procedures of the General Municipal Management Plan.
It also highlights the rise in heading of Social Services directed to food, pharmaceuticals and staples, endowed with 33,000 euros products, representing an increase of 65% over 2013.
Among other measures for economic recovery, the budget includes 50,000 euros for the second phase of Plan for Employment and 36,000 euros to boost promotion policies and trade.
Likewise, 22.5% increases the resources allocated to cultural activities and programs, which will have 98,000 euros.
The mayor explained that the management of centralized procurement of building cleaning, selective collection, electricity and telephone, as well as optimizing the use of its own resources, have helped to strengthen items noted above, as well as maintain the level of expenditure and activity in different councils as equality, participation, consumption, or volunteering, among others.
STUDY GRANTS, AND URBAN TRANSPORT MUNICIPAL SCHOOLS
Likewise, the City maintains social aid organizations, with 20,000 euros for a second edition of the Solidarity Cart; gives back 30,000 euros study aids and aid figure for urban transport at 25,000 euros, up 38% in 2013.
Subsidies are also maintained to sporting and cultural Municipal Schools, as well as transfers to the VHS and Easter pinatarense declared of Regional Tourist Interest.
Municipal investments amount to EUR 722,000, of which 290,000 will be spent on paving and improvement of roads, 100,000 upon completion of the Comprehensive Security Center, 85,000 euros to improve sports facilities, 60,000 street furniture and signage, 37,000 to new technologies, and 28,000 to purchase machinery in Community Services.
FREEZING OF MUNICIPAL TAXES AND TAXES
As for the revenue budget, freezing rates and council tax materializes.
Also, it reflects no impact on collection of new assessed values ​​due to lower to 0.78% of the tax rate in the IBI.
The only taxes that experience an increase in the collection are the capital gains and the tax on buildings, installations and works in line with the economic recovery expected next year.
Likewise, the budget provides coverage to a new ordinance regulating the management and parking in front of Lo Pagán, during the summer will mean an estimated income of € 75,000.
The mayor pointed out that the budget is conditioned by the fulfillment of financial obligations assumed by the city to clean up the municipal treasury debt and pay suppliers.
Thus, the City's bank debt currently amounts to EUR 28.5 million, which was reduced to 26.3 million at year end 2014.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar