Stefano Blacks
Last Saturday, April 17, the City Council approved the budget for the year 2010. Even in past years we have dealt with this important document, little known by the citizens.
For this reason, we interviewed the Deputy Mayor to the Budget Louis Barigelli who kindly agreed to answer some questions.
- Councillor in the City Council adopted this budget on the brakes. " What are the reasons?
- This is a budget which inevitably affected the economic crisis of public finance constraints and increasingly stringent. Unfortunately, current revenues are declining, as well as various public transfers that are affected by many of the cuts made.
- In response to these lower income, have planned increases in rates and taxes?
- Unlike other neighboring towns, where the increases have reached peaks up to 30%, we limited the maximum increases of fees and charges does not deteriorate further the financial situation of the citizens Ostrense, already in difficulties for the economic crisis. The waste tax has not been any increase.
Some rates and services on individual demand, increases have been minimal, however, alongside discounts for large families.
- So you have taken on the expenditure side?
- Of course! It 'works a review of all expenditure items, especially the present one, in order to contain costs and reduce all possible waste. Compared to the 2009 budget, we expected lower running costs for more than 380 000 €. All sectors were affected by the cuts, some to a lesser extent (and social education) others were more important. It has succeeded in each case to keep all main services already offered in previous years and new initiatives are planned for relief, including in the areas affected by the cuts (such as a skating rink or theater season) thanks to the help of associations, businesses and local banks.
- For extraordinary maintenance on municipal assets and new works to be executed, what you have planned?
For this reason, we interviewed the Deputy Mayor to the Budget Louis Barigelli who kindly agreed to answer some questions.
- Councillor in the City Council adopted this budget on the brakes. " What are the reasons?
- This is a budget which inevitably affected the economic crisis of public finance constraints and increasingly stringent. Unfortunately, current revenues are declining, as well as various public transfers that are affected by many of the cuts made.
- In response to these lower income, have planned increases in rates and taxes?
- Unlike other neighboring towns, where the increases have reached peaks up to 30%, we limited the maximum increases of fees and charges does not deteriorate further the financial situation of the citizens Ostrense, already in difficulties for the economic crisis. The waste tax has not been any increase.
Some rates and services on individual demand, increases have been minimal, however, alongside discounts for large families.
- So you have taken on the expenditure side?
- Of course! It 'works a review of all expenditure items, especially the present one, in order to contain costs and reduce all possible waste. Compared to the 2009 budget, we expected lower running costs for more than 380 000 €. All sectors were affected by the cuts, some to a lesser extent (and social education) others were more important. It has succeeded in each case to keep all main services already offered in previous years and new initiatives are planned for relief, including in the areas affected by the cuts (such as a skating rink or theater season) thanks to the help of associations, businesses and local banks.
- For extraordinary maintenance on municipal assets and new works to be executed, what you have planned?
- We deal here, too, with a heavy fall in income for infrastructure costs, reduced by half compared to 2009 (and fourth in previous years), and a reduction of other capital revenue. This significant decline
ends up severely restrict the possibility of making substantial budget for planned maintenance on municipal assets (buildings, roads, schools). The careful examination, conducted in these expenditure items, allowed in all cases to identify those sums into account residues that can meet the key actions to be carried out in 2010. Moreover, as early as next May, will also be used from the surplus of directors since 2009 and resulting from the amount already allocated in the past but which were carried out on the economies of expenditure. In the 2010 budget, and in the multiannual between the various initiatives it is proposed to expansion of the gymnasium of School Crocioni "actions regarding the preschool, the creation of a new columbarium in the cemetery and the house getting some projects already planned by the past administration which, although started, were only in their infancy (Riviere and arrangement of the second stage of the Nature Center). Other important projects are planned on the surrounding villages, one of these, the roundabout and casino, will become final.
- Two words on the stability pact. Having fulfilled its objectives in 2009, what you expect for 2010? And why, by the rules which are not have changed, added, "unfortunately"?
- For the past ten years the rules on the agreement are changed every year or even several times a year, while for 2009 and 2010 the standard has stabilized in its formulation worse. The current rules are more stringent than in past years and penalize institutions more "healthy" for those in need. With these rules, the municipalities will find themselves with large sums still in the bank, but with public buildings to pieces, because it penalized its investment spending.
However, we respect the constraints programmed for 2010, although this will require careful control of expenditure capital.
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thank Councillor Barigelli for availability in us.
ends up severely restrict the possibility of making substantial budget for planned maintenance on municipal assets (buildings, roads, schools). The careful examination, conducted in these expenditure items, allowed in all cases to identify those sums into account residues that can meet the key actions to be carried out in 2010. Moreover, as early as next May, will also be used from the surplus of directors since 2009 and resulting from the amount already allocated in the past but which were carried out on the economies of expenditure. In the 2010 budget, and in the multiannual between the various initiatives it is proposed to expansion of the gymnasium of School Crocioni "actions regarding the preschool, the creation of a new columbarium in the cemetery and the house getting some projects already planned by the past administration which, although started, were only in their infancy (Riviere and arrangement of the second stage of the Nature Center). Other important projects are planned on the surrounding villages, one of these, the roundabout and casino, will become final.
- Two words on the stability pact. Having fulfilled its objectives in 2009, what you expect for 2010? And why, by the rules which are not have changed, added, "unfortunately"?
- For the past ten years the rules on the agreement are changed every year or even several times a year, while for 2009 and 2010 the standard has stabilized in its formulation worse. The current rules are more stringent than in past years and penalize institutions more "healthy" for those in need. With these rules, the municipalities will find themselves with large sums still in the bank, but with public buildings to pieces, because it penalized its investment spending.
However, we respect the constraints programmed for 2010, although this will require careful control of expenditure capital.
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thank Councillor Barigelli for availability in us.
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