Last night was presented the budget for 2013 in full extraordinary session.
In addition, the Mayor announced the elimination of the Christmas bonus "a decision we have already made the team since the government announced the measure for all public employees and that we present today, as noted in the September plenary '
The municipal budget amounts to EUR 5.3 million which represents a reduction of more than 20 percent over the previous year.
The Councillor of Finance, Tania Maria Cano, broke down each of the chapters of the Municipal Budget where the area of ​​Social Action is once again the highest percentage takes 1.2 million, almost 24 percent of the total.
White City Council approved, on an interim basis, the overall budget for this year amounts to EUR 5,355,938.07.
The government team realized in the last budget session held extraordinary plenary last night and where the mayor of the municipality, Rafael Laroden, announced the elimination of the Christmas bonus Municipal Corporation "a decision we have already made the Team Government since the measure was announced for all public employees and that we present today, as noted in the September plenary. "
Laorden noted the resignation of all councilors, without exception, the Christmas bonus in solidarity with public servants and all the people who are suffering in these times of crisis.
The mayor said, regarding the municipal budget, continuing the line of the 2012 budget, with a significant cost containment, control and transparency.
"This is a budget very technical, very tight and very austere, in which we meet the ratios required by the administration in the level of indebtedness, limit spending and budgetary stability without sacrificing our major projects and our signs of identity" Laorden emphasized.
The Councillor of Finance, Tania Maria Cano, broke down the 5.3 million budget highlighting the reduction in the budget of expenses, of all games "being the area of ​​Social Action for the highest percentage he has been assigned, with 1,268,196.85 euros, representing nearly 24 percent of the total budget. "
Cano said that when the budget revenue "we have adapted to the forecast real economic scenario, applying the principles imposed by the rules of budgetary stability, such as a cash, accrual and prudence."
"This is a reduction of 22.79% percent over the previous year, due to the overall decline in expenditure side of real investment by 100 per cent," said the mayor of Finance.
As for staff costs, these amounted to EUR 2,553,720.76, representing as Cano said nearly 50 percent of the expenditure budget, which has been reduced by 17.30 percent.
The current expenditure side are a 42.62% from current operations for an amount totaling EUR 2,156,796.22.
"Overall, it has reduced the contribution to all items, following a policy of austerity, containment and cost control, are considered sufficient to meet the obligations required of the Corporation and the costs of operation of currently existing services in this City Council. "
Cano noted a general decrease in the allocation to all the councils and noted as examples Sports, with a budget of 15,000 euros, when in 2012 was allocated 25 000; Festivities will go from 145,000 to 100,000 euros; Culture will be provided with 90,000 euros while in the previous year was 105 000, and Youth, which had in 2012 with 30,000 euros, will be 15,000 euros.
The mayor of Finance said the inclusion of a new application in Chapter II budget for current expenses, called Contingency Fund, to be used to meet the needs of non-discretionary and not included in the initial budget, which may arise over exercise.
Cano said that of the five million that make up the current expenditure projections for the year 2013, half will go to cover staff costs and the other half will go by 42 percent to expenditures on goods and services and the rest financial costs and current transfers.
As expected revenue in the chapter on direct and indirect taxes amount to more than one million five hundred thousand euros, taking as reference the cadastral registers and increased under arrangements made tax ordinance amendment.
"In particular, direct taxes totaling EUR 1,577,545 and EUR 150,000 Indirect euros" Cano explained.
"It is a realistic budget and set the stage for the crisis without giving up our identity and our key projects based on solidarity and cultural development" ended Laorden who stressed the principle of transparency that the City has to give due regard to their accounting obligations www.blanca.es on its website in order to enhance the publicity of a more complete and easy access that contributes to accountability and better control of public management.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Blanca