The mayor of San Javier, Juan Martinez and Vice Mayor, José Manuel Alart this morning presented the general budget of the City for 2012 amounting to 40,716,400.51 euros, 16 percent less than the year 2009, which has been extended until 2011, and amounted to 48,753,850.94 euros.
The new city budget "is conditioned by the economic crisis, the high existing debt from previous years, and declining revenue, said Mayor Juan Martinez, who described the municipal accounts of" austere and realistic. "
Juan Martinez said that the priority is to clean up the debt as soon as possible suppliers.
In this sense, announced that by year-end payments totaling 1,151,000 euros through credit providers ICO whose request made by the House has been approved.
Martinez added that "all these circumstances impose a strict austerity policy both current expenditure and personnel," and referred to "an attitude of ultimate responsibility for the team of government because we can not spend more than income."
The decline in the revenue is due, among other things, the mayor said, declining construction tax that goes from 1.5 million to 500,000 euros, and 1 million reduction in fees and charges.
It also reduces the share of State taxes in addition to the disappearance of the Autonomous Community grants to finance investment.
The decrease in income leads to a necessary reduction of expenditure on staff will be a 9.39% less than the previous budget, said Mayor and Councillor for Finance.
The reduction in staff, which amounts to 15,300,047.96 euros game is based on an Employment Plan which is a new organization which reduces the organizational structure, and amortization of 89 vacancies that are not occupied.
Juan Martinez said that after negotiations with the unions stepped out other 24 seats were occupied interim yes and that was initially anticipated amortization.
The Employment Plan is also an increase in productivity with an increase of the working day from 35 to 37 hours, which will eliminate the payment of staff working overtime, bonuses to staff, and outsourcing.
It also reduces productivity supplement low absenteeism by 30 percent to the highest groups of the administration, A and C1, while not reduced to the lowest.
The Plan provides for the suspension of agreements on social benefits such as aid for marriage, family, or scholarships, among others that are suspended.
The chapter on current expenditure amounting to 19,966,792 euros experienced an increase of 3 million euros, up 20 percent over the previous year, "due mainly to the 5 million euros budgeted for the new waste collection contract that has been added because we understand that street cleaning is a priority for our city, "said the Mayor.
In addition to this increase by 2 million euros in the power game and 1.5 million, 500,000 euros more than last year to meet Commonwealth arrears Taibilla Channels by water from La Manga .
The departure of 5 million euros for the new waste collection contract conditions the remaining obligated to make serious cuts in all the departments.
In this sense, Juan Martinez said the planned cuts in the budget from 57 percent in the chapter of Celebration, from 53 percent in the Festival Theatre, and 44 percent in the Jazz, who assumes the 90,000 euros that had Budget Soul Music Festival which is temporarily suspended in 2012.
Grants to organizations like Aideman, or remain unchanged Caritas together with other associations of artistic and social criteria.
Investments fell by 93 percent over the extended period that has worked over the past 3 years.
A total of 690,000 euros allocated for construction of La Grajuela lighting, paving, improved sewerage in La Manga, sanitation in the Guard House, and furniture for the launch of the new hall of the Civic Center Santiago de la Ribera, and the Center for Child Care, also in Santiago de la Ribera.
Juan Martinez said that the budget for 2012 is "a balanced budget that meets the budgetary stability principle and seeks to optimize the available resources."
Martinez added that the budget "will be implemented with caution because they have to verify that the revenues are produced according to schedule."
Finally, emphasized that "this is an exercise of responsibility in the time when we are" and recalled that "all measures of spending cuts or reductions are temporary and are referred to will be reviewed as the situation allows us to go" .
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier