The mayor of Jumilla, Juana Guardiola, and the councilman of the Treasury, Alfonso Pulido, have presented today the draft of the Municipal Budget 2020, which for the second consecutive year will not have a chapter of financial liabilities, having canceled all the debt at the end of Last 2018. The past week was delivered to the municipal groups, with the next week being scheduled to be taken full for discussion and approval if appropriate.
The budget has a total amount of 20,078,144.67 euros, 438,521 euros lower than last year.
Juana Guardiola has stressed that "once again, it continues and reveals the work that is being done throughout the municipality, neighborhoods, districts and districts. We are again committed to citizen participation and the entire social fabric of Jumilla through its associations and collectives. "
The transfer chapter represents a total of 1,421,702 euros, a similar amount compared to 2019. Of that amount, 784,000 euros are destined to nominative subsidies and competitive competition to associations and groups, as well as social assistance.
Increase with respect to the previous budget those destined for Holy Week or the Amfiju association, among others, and a 25,000 euros aid for the restoration of the historical organ of the Greater Church of Santiago is incorporated.
In investments, an expense of 1,087,590 euros is planned, divided into different items, among which those that will allow carrying out the different proposals approved through the Participatory Budgets, as well as continuing to invest in districts, the renewal of machines sweepers for which they will allocate 140,000 euros, 17,000 euros for a vehicle adapted for the Canine Unit of the Local Police or 38,500 euros to invest in the Iberian site of Coimbra and complete the subsidy granted by the CARM.
One more year the items destined for improvements in accessibility, streets, squares and gardens, tree plantation and reforestation of green areas, improvement of sports facilities, Market and Bus Station, administrative modernization or maintenance of educational centers, are maintained or expanded. others.
In the expenses section, the Personnel item also increases by 2% "with the aim of providing stability to the staff of City Council employees, including the increase in salaries of 2% and staff in five workers (an educator, a auxiliary communication technician to reopen the municipal radio, a masonry brigade officer and two pawns), "said Alfonso Pulido.
In terms of revenues, those coming from quarries decrease and "the lack of contributions that must arrive from the CARM is reflected one more year, assuming an insufficient amount", according to the mayor of the area, "and that encourages the City Council to continue having that to finance with a very important amount competencies that do not correspond ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla