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The Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras and Regional Representative, Pedro Antonio Sánchez has presented this morning by the Councillor for Finance, José Manuel Alcántara a package of measures adopted by the Municipal Council today with the aim of mitigating the effects of the crisis in the municipal coffers.
Given the current economic situation in the country today, the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras presents a package of measures in the Economic and Financial Plan forecast for the years 2009-2011 which included 20 performances hinged on two main themes: austerity current spending and sustainability of the municipal coffers.
According to the Mayor "is necessary that the municipalities take action in this situation of crisis, if Zapatero offers no solution, we must do it ourselves in a difficult moment for our citizens.
The central government not only has not provided concrete measures to this situation but still does not revise the current system of local financing, which makes the City we increasingly difficult "
The objectives of this package of actions are supported by one side to the economic situation of crisis through an appropriate level of provision of public services and the firm commitment by large investments in the city, avoiding a rise in the tax burden, ie , that does not affect the pockets of lumbrerenses.
With this plan will launch a series of measures that will reduce spending by citizens, without stop receiving any services rendered.
Similarly, the City will ensure expenditure on social policies, introducing measures to lumbrerenses families are not affected by this reduction in the municipal coffers.
The Mayor has stated that "freeze the salaries of members of the Municipal Corporation, develop a plan to eliminate red tape and put in place a plan of energy saving, all with the ultimate guarantee of social spending, ie not affected by the budget cuts designed to meet citizens' social costs. "
In addition, approve a reorganization plan for economic and financial years 2009-2011 and create a regulatory commission to monitor the implementation of the Plan, carried out a monthly evaluation of the impact of these measures.
Furthermore, measures will be carried out as
The reduction of consignments to lease and maintenance of municipal buildings.
Reduction in spending on materials and supplies, stationery costs, printing and office supplies among others will be significantly reduced carrying out actions such as duplex printing of all documents issued by the City.
It cut spending on advertising, communications and publications prepared by the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras.
You can establish measures to prevent the printing of documents such as internal communications, encouraging the use of new technologies and use email.
A plan of current cost containment and reduction of current expenditure in order to reduce domestic consumption expenditures of the City Council, acting on items that have real relevance.
Municipal services will be readjusted and will reorganize shifts to optimize and maximize human resources.
It will streamline telephony services with the reduction of mobile phones
The assumption of new spending for the different areas of government is subject to an assessment of their effectiveness in the light of the priorities of each and their cost.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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