The Mayor of Totana, Juan José Canovas, and the Councillor for Finance, Ana Canovas, have been estimated at only 5% annual tax increase provided for in the Plan of Adjustment approved last Thursday by the plenary in extraordinary session, and that It translates to about 150,000 euros.
The mayor and council area reported at a news conference the state that is the totanero Consistory with the approval of that document and the consequences it has for the future of the municipal treasury and municipal operation.
Totana City Council finally approved with the votes of Winning Totana-IU, PSOE and Citizens and against the PP, the initiative required by the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration would not have to return the budget advance of more than 6 , 3 million was granted in the decree of measures to support local administrations.
In addition, the government team is confident that, with the approval of the Ministry, the Consistory is eligible for financial aid for the year 2016;
for what this next Wednesday, July 27, both municipal officials meet in Madrid with the Deputy Director General of Studies and Financing of Local Entities of the General Secretariat of Regional and Local Coordination Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, Gabriel Hurtado.
The municipal officials recalled that the Corporation authorized to enter into one or more transactions by a maximum total amount of 10.9 million euros, in order to meet the financial needs granted through the Fund mechanism Financial Measures Management Sustainability the Autonomous Communities and Local Authorities.
As explained by the Councillor for Finance, this funding is to cover the maturities of loans and interests that meet the criteria of financial prudence and maturity derived from the mechanisms for payment to suppliers.
In turn, the corresponding negative liquidations of participation of state revenues and financing of the execution of judgments against the City annuities would be met.
In addition, they reported that the financial amounts to having to deal totanero Consistory for now, regarding final judgment sentences in urban defaults, are around 11 million euros;
so it is essential that the Ministry reconsider its decision to withdraw the advance funding.
The adjustment plan includes, among its main measures regarding municipal revenues, revision of fees and public prices, limiting the maximum annual increase by 5% in order to cover progressively the cost thereof , except for the water, sewage and waste collection.
the tax regulation of the cemetery will also change, as well as tax motor vehicles, adjusting rates for each category for an average increase of EUR 4 per vehicle, as indicated by the mayor.
Revenues grew 3%
In fact, it is expected an increase of 3% per year in revenue as a result of the improved economic situation, as well as taxes on motor vehicles, on the value of urban land, economic activities (IAE ) and construction (ICICI).
Specifically, by 2017 the increase would be 75,000 euros;
77,250 euros in 2018;
79,567.50 euros in 2019;
and 81,954 euros in 2020.
Other points set are the cadastral regularization of units that are not listed in the register of IBI, as well as updating the rateable value applicable for the next year.
It also establishes enhance tax inspection of ATMs and vending machines on public roads, advertising and commercial signs.
In the chapter on measures spending on water and sewer service, a progressive cost reduction arises through a performance improvement of the water network, which would be 10% in 2017;
8% in 2018;
6% in 2019 and 5% in 2020 and would be carried out through an investment plan of improvements across the network amounting to 1.2 million euros, financed entirely by the regional government.
Nor modification rule in the form of water management, as explained, although this has yet to ensure the investments planned by the Autonomous Community.
Similarly, it is contemplated optimize the current cost of collection of municipal solid waste, street cleaning and buildings as well as the area of ​​collection and any other public service through its redesign or municipalization.
Finally, the adjustment plan provides improved financing income from the autonomous community, social services, promotion and social reintegration, education, firefighting, contemplating improvements 100,000 euros for 2016;
500,000 euros in 2017;
and one million euros from 2018.
The councilman and the mayor were optimistic about the response that the Ministry may give the approval last Thursday in the order that all withholdings City Council reconsider and study the "urgent and serious" economic situation of the document Totana public coffers.
Both the mayor and the council blamed the municipal government of the PP in this situation, at which stage three adjustment plans were submitted and none of them was approved;
and they applauded the "exercise of responsibility" Councilman C's to support the adoption of the document.
They justified the slight tax increase from 2017 by the "political spendthrift" the previous municipal government team and described as "cynical" attitude of the Popular Party in this issue by blaming the current municipal government of this situation;
while defended this adjustment plan as "serious and rigorous".
They recognized that it is "painful" measures that result from the "chain of previous bad policies" and urged the PP to present alternatives to channel the dramatic economic situation of the City Council.
Finally, the councilman of Finance announced that in late August or early September the results of the auditorium of the municipal accounts be known definitively.
