Portal de Lorca
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Lorca, April 16, 2012.
Councilman Environment of the City of Lorca, Melchor Morales, and the manager of the municipal Limusa, Santos Gonzalez, presented this morning the economic result of 2011 of this public company, which has made a profit of EUR 699,263.72 , becoming the fourth consecutive year that spends less than its income.
Morales has recalcad that "the benefits of managing the last financial year have a direct impact on better delivery of services to modernize its fleet and expand its road infrastructure, and a decrease in the tax burden to the municipal coffers."
"The result is the direct result of cost containment without thereby have been severely reduced benefits, which have remained on the previous year. Even have been more efficient. Thus been reduced over 50% of the accounting items , among which the purchase of equipment (-13.79%) and repairs and maintenance of vehicles (-56.64%). On the other hand, have risen, among others, fees for leasing and Chapters leasing (61.03%) as a result precisely from the acquisition of machinery more efficient, modern and environmentally sustainable, "said the manager.
So much so that in 2011, in addition to facing the first full annuity investment announced in late 2010 for 1 million euros in garbage trucks, the device is improved container for use by citizens in 180 units for household waste and 25 for collection.
And in this beginning of the year we have expanded those numbers in at least 60 more for collection, two scrubbers and a collection truck.
This, following a policy of reinvestment of profit in favor of providing the service to citizens marked since 2008.
It has also helped to achieve that objective optimization of productive resource, estimated at 122,000 euros on the results of 2010, which should increase considering the launch, scheduled for autumn of the first phase of the new waste treatment plant that being built in Barranco Hondo, representing an investment of 4 million euros.
The year 2011 has been burdened by the consequences of economic and financial crisis has resulted in an energy bill bulkier.
Between lighting and fuel, Limusa has had to cope with a rise of 13.93% of the budget line for supplies, which has touched the 400,000 per year in 2011.
Still, less than the actual increase their selling prices by industrial, renewed and 90% greater efficiency of both its fleet and facilities.
Melchor Morales explained that this saving Limusa allows the Council to lower the cost of his contract, so that these resources be used for other services to the public or allow a reduction in municipal debt.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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