7 out of 10 euros will be allocated to social policies and public services.
The control measures adopted will allow a saving of 43,000 euros a day.
He spent 28 million euros to stimulate employment, economic and commercial activity, and support for entrepreneurs and families.
Employment, social policy and budgetary stability.
Under these assumptions underlying the draft budget for 2012 that City Council was presented today by the Mayor, Miguel Angel House, and the Councillor for Economy and Finance, Isabel Martinez Conesa.
In its basic features, the budget planned for next year amount to 410 million euros, representing a decrease of 2% over 2011.
However, if one takes into account local companies, are at 503.5 million euros, a figure almost identical to last year.
Its development has other objectives: to contribute to economic recovery, maintain social spending, ensure the provision of quality public services that citizens need and all that, as a project "very tight to the difficult economic situation in the country and to be able to meet, "said the Mayor.
They are austere budgets that give confidence and help to strengthen social cohesion, employment and solidarity.
The project has been prepared in response to four criteria inspiring:
- Commitment to the austerity and fiscal stability
- Promoting actions aimed at economic growth and employment
- Improved quality of social services
- Sustainable Development
House has highlighted the elements that, in his view, define the City Budget for next year:
- Promotion of employment and economic recovery:
or employment generation will be the goal to which actions will address all areas of government, and will present in all strategic decisions.
or To do so, facilitate entrepreneurial activity and business to facilitate job creation will be a priority action in municipal management.
or Murcia have 3179 working with companies that provide services to the various councils, which will add another 6,000 indirect.
Thus, about 10,000 families have a job linked to municipal activities.
o The implementation of the rationalization of expenditure and financial stability will therefore implement a plan for payment to suppliers within a maximum period of 4 months
or grow the items corresponding to the areas of employment, trade and business (up 14.2%) and tourism (47%)
Small businesses or save 7.8 million euros in taxes thanks to the subsidies approved
o The entry into operation of the Center for Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship, incorporating incubation services, will serve the Murcian an infrastructure that will provide necessary technical support and advice.
o strengthen the training programs offered by the City Council in which they learn a trade now 519 and 2,500 young people per month participate in vocational guidance.
o The plan for the promotion of traditional trade policies to support entrepreneurship and the development of a specific plan for youth and long-term unemployed are some planned to undertake in 2012.
- Austerity in spending:
o As in previous years, the municipal accounts are subject to the principles of austerity and careful control of expenditure.
o The austerity measures will mean a saving of 43,000 euros a day.
o The plan of rationalization of spending has resulted in:
- Saving of 9% in spending on goods and services
- Reorganization of 36 contracts, which has provided a saving of 8 million euros
- Plan for energy savings (water, electricity and gas)
- Administrative Modernization Plan
- Renegotiation of the operating conditions of the concessions
- Rearranged in public subsidies
- Disposal of rentals
o Work set by the government team has been found in a review of most current contracts, which has reduced by 7% running costs without affecting service or operation of the city.
Containing costs and not be moved to the quality of public services to be provided with normal efficiency levels.
- Maintenance of social policies:
or 7 of 10 euros will be allocated to social policies and public services
o The commitment to improving social care is reflected in the growth of their budgets, both the area of ​​Social Welfare and Health (nearly 8%) and Equality Policy and Development Cooperation (61%)
o The draft budget ensures the maintenance of social services that the City provided to citizens, including the 38,000 members of 76 social centers for the elderly, telecare 2,800 users, 14,000 members of the 74 women's centers or over 3,000 users of home help.
- Fiscal restraint:
or 28 million euros will be allocated to subsidized families, low incomes and to stimulate economic activity and employment.
The amount corresponds to the current tax cuts.
The budget that the City will manage next year 49 million earmarked for new investments, the implementation will contribute to job creation in the municipality.
Among the outstanding performances include:
- Phase II of the North and South Coast (9.5 M €)
- Construction of Dry clinics in and Zeneta Corner (1.2 M €)
- Lighting and paving (6.3 M €)
- Infrastructure in neighborhoods and districts (11.6 M €)
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia