Today's ordinary municipal plenary has approved with the votes in favor of the PP, against PSOE and Ganar Archena and abstention of Citizens the municipal budget for 2017 amounting to 18,387,991 euros and a surplus of more than 807,000 euros , Since the forecast of expenses is of 17,580,149.
The amount of revenue forecasts is higher than last year, by 6 million euros, or 49 percent change, while spending has also increased by more than 5 million, equivalent to 43 percent highest.
According to what was defended in plenary by the Councilor for Finance, "the budget increase was fundamentally motivated by the Investment Plan with an increase of 3,600,000.00 to be considered among these investments 3,200,000.00 to the urban development of the Partial Plan ' Cañada de la Morra Norte ', which will be financed in full by the owners' contributions, as well as an increase in financial expenses due to amortizations of long-term loans amounting to € 1,200,000.00. "
Within the Investment Plan, the most outstanding sections are the 200,000 euros to be allocated to cleaning and improvement of parks and gardens, the underground of containers, which will cost 100,000 euros and 102,000 euros for the adequacy and conservation of the extensive Paseo del River.
Other data that can be highlighted of this municipal budget for 2017 are the financing of the documentary film project 'Archena keys of its history', the reduction of financial expenses by 41 percent with respect to the previous year and is as a consequence of the smaller Need to meet interest arrears and interest on treasury bills and a 28 percent increase in subsidies and municipal contributions for various local groups and associations.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Archena