Economics Councilman City of Lorca, Antonio Ibarra, has reported that the Plenary Hall has approved this morning a battery of three proposals which aims to reduce municipal expenditures in 2009.
Ibarra noted that among the cuts to be taken forward, include the freezing of salaries of the mayor and council as well as reduced financial allocations of municipal groups.
Specifically, the mayor of Economy has detailed the Municipal Group will be more "belt tightening" is the People's Party, whose municipal aid will be reduced by 29.7% exactly.
In this sense, the socialist municipal group will have a reduction of 28.4% and 16.2% UI.
From the city council has explained that following the implementation of this measure, which is a major savings for the council, namely 23,660 euros, in 2009 the PP group will perceive € 79,600 to 55,940.
The PSOE, which received 64,000, happens to have a support of 45,900 euros, while IU, he received € 22,400, will have 18,760.
Saving measures that have been approved today at the plenary session of the municipal perspective, moreover, the abolition of attendance allowances for corporate bodies that are imposed by statute and the municipal staff in receipt of the exercise of their functions delegated to a consortium in which the City Council has an interest.
Councilman Economics pointed out that these proposals have seen the light in the municipal right now integrated into the first package of measures, to be followed by several others, will be released over the coming weeks are foreseen save more than a million euros.
The battery in action, in its entirety, the following points:
- Freezing of salaries of members of the Municipal Corporation: Mayor and Council.
- Freezing of salaries to the staff of confidence.
- Reduction of 25% of the allocation to political groups municipal councilor.
- Freezing the growth of the template, except for positions are strictly necessary.
- Reduction and / or elimination diets, and assistance to corporate bodies.
- Withdrawal and reduction of overtime by more than 60%.
- Strengthening of internal training courses.
- Capitalize the resources available to the full City Council, using City Hall staff and equipment to carry out maintenance work, projects and other services.
- Reduction of temporary contracts, keeping strictly necessary.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca