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| Now it will be publicly exposed for a month and then definitively approved in the municipal plenary session | The Municipal Plenary has approved, with the favorable votes of the Popular Municipal Group and Citizens, and against the Municipal Socialist Group, Podemos and Vox, the 2020 budget project that is characterized by having a marked social character due to the Covid crisisNow this project will be publicly exposed for a month and then be definitively approved in the municipal plenary session.The municipal accounts for this fiscal year amount to 422,955,136 euros, which represents a decrease of 1.63% compared to last year, when it was established at 429,948,853 euros.This Budget Project is marked by the consequences of COVID-19 and, therefore, has a marked social character, collecting part of the measures of the Murcia Plan for Economic and Social Reactivation, both in expenses and in income, with the containment and reduction of fiscal chargesIn terms of income, the forecasts have been revised with respect to those at the beginning of the year, to introduce the fiscal measures taken to mitigate the effects of the health and economic crisis for families, SMEs and the self-employed, which mainly affect the ICIO, with a reduction in the rate tax for certain returns, to the reduction of the rate for waste collection for taxpayers whose activity has ceased due to the declaration of the state of alarm, to occupations of the public thoroughfare with tables and chairs and stalls, booths and barracks with reductions of rates.

In addition, the collection of all local taxes has been delayed, also expanding the payment facilities to citizens.In expenses, there is a 3.4% increase in Chapter 1 of Personnel to meet commitments such as hiring motivated by the COVID-19 health crisis in services such as Health, Social Services, Housing, Infant Schools and Plazas and Markets and the increase of the remuneration of public employees approved in Royal Decree Law 24/2018, which has been 2%.The budget includes an increase of 5 million euros for spending in the social and housing area, thus complying with the Reactivation Plan, specifically 25% more than in 2019, reaching 25.1 million euros.Similarly, spending related to employment policies and activities, economic promotion and tourism increased by 2.1 million euros, reaching 6.4 million euros, representing an increase of almost 34% compared to the 2019 budget, which is also contemplated in the Economic Reactivation Plan.Regarding programs related to well-being for the elderly, minors, women and families, it has increased by 22.4%, from 18.6 to 25 million euros.The investments of the Budget Project decrease with respect to last year and stand at 25.47 million euros, but an extraordinary credit file is simultaneously processed for strategic projects for the city that represents 16.250 million for urban development projects in neighborhoods and districts, administrative streamlining, improved mobility, energy efficiency or improvement of green spaces.

In total there are 41.7 million euros, 8.6% more than expected in 2019.41% more for investments by Municipal BoardsThus, and in compliance with the provisions of the Citizen Participation Regulation, which establishes the minimum 8% for direct management of districts, this budget reaches 12.28% (29 million euros), considering direct and indirect expenses and excluding others that also have an impact on the districts and that have not been considered, such as the expenses of maintenance contracts for existing infrastructure or buildings in districts and the basic public services that all Murcians receive regardless of where they live, since in this case will exceed 100 million euros.The budget for direct investment of the municipal boards will increase in this exercise 41.86% compared to 2019.In this way, to the 5,314,648 euros for investment contemplated in the 2020 budget project, an additional budget of 2,225,000 euros must be added, from remnants of the Council of Pedanías and Neighborhoods, so the budget for direct investment of the municipal boards will amount to 7,539,648 euros.18.5 million euros for the underground arrival of the AVE The Murcia City Council complies with its commitments established in the Murcia High Speed ??agreement for the underground arrival of the AVE to the municipality.

In 2020, 5,686,000 euros will be allocated which, together with the contributions from previous years, are already 18.5 million euros that the City Council has allocated to this fundamental infrastructure for the development of the city.Investments planned in the budgetThe most important investments foreseen in the budget project for this year are the following:- District Maintenance Plan: 2 million euros- Asphalt renovation plan in neighborhoods: 1 million euros- Investments associated with public transport: 0.4 million euros- Investments associated with Parks and Gardens: 1 million euros- Expropriations (Monteagudo and Barriomar): 1.2 million euros- La Huerta action plan (recovery of mills): 0.2 million euros- AVE: 5.6 million euros- Housing (extension, renovation, accessibility ...): 1.5 million eurosInvestments in districts: 5.9 million euros- Nursery Schools: 1.3 million euros- Adaptation of the Center for Municipal Initiatives: 0.4 million eurosStrategic projectsEl Plan Extraordinario de aplicación de remanentes de crédito, que suma un total de 16.250.000 euros, incluye los siguientes proyectos estratégicos:- Plan de acción de huerta (expropiación de fincas en el entorno del Parque Oeste de Barriomar) PEDANÍAS: 1.300.000 euros- Murcia Río (infraestructuras para la mejora de la conectividad y la accesibilidad entre el río y la estación del Carmen): 2.900.000 euros- Instalaciones y equipamiento del Cuartel de Artillería, Cárcel Vieja y otros espacios municipales: 750.000 euros.- Fortalezas del Rey Lobo (adecuación del espacio público, calles, plazas, zonas verdes y entornos históricos.

Restauración de elementos patrimoniales del sitio histórico) PEDANÍAS: 1.150.000 euros.- Movilidad sostenible (creación de plataformas reservadas para transporte público (autobuses o bicicletas), aparcamientos disuasorios y suministros para una movilidad más sostenible): 2.900.000 euros- Vía Verde de la Costera Sur (segunda fase: recuperación de edificios, alumbrado, mobiliario público...) PEDANÍAS: 1.500.000 euros.- ADN Urbano (intervención en calles y plazas, peatonalizaciones,  alumbrado, mobiliario público, creación de pequeñas infraestructuras...): 550.000 euros- Smart City (programa MOVES, eficiencia energética en todo el municipio de Murcia, instalación de paneles sonares...): 2.975.000 euros- Pedanías (construcción, ampliación y mejora de las infraestructuras en centros deportivos, culturales, sociales, educativos y recreativos, mejora de la vía pública): 2.225.000 euros.955 euros de gasto por habitanteEl gasto total por habitante que contempla este presupuesto es de 955 euros, siendo el del pasado ejercicio de 949. 

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia