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The Governing Board Archena City Council unanimously adopted the 'Plan Municipal Control of Public Spending and the economic crisis. "

It is conducting a series of measures to improve the efficiency of the City Council at this stage of crisis, reducing operating costs, undertake other measures to ensure sustainability of public finances and implementing various measures to through which to soften the impact of the crisis in Archena.

For the Mayor of Archena, Marcos Manuel Sanchez, "this current crisis of the national economy, coupled with expectations that the economic situation continues to worsen in the coming months, it has become imperative to adopt a set of measures for one hand, the economy of the municipal coffers, and secondly, to try to counter the crisis, within the scope of this City. "

Among the most important steps contemplated in this plan: freeze in 2009 the salary of the Aldermen, as well as fees for attending meetings of corporate bodies and financial allocations to local political groups, containment of hiring more staff, except to cover the operational services and address needs associated with welfare services, development of Centralized Procurement Office for greater control of them.

In addition, is also provided a significant reduction in expenditures for advertising, publishing, communications and office supplies as well as a decrease in protocol and representation expenses, essential for keeping the town a good image.

20% reduction in the cost of recreational and leisure activities of the City and freeze or reduction, if any, of municipal subsidies for the activities of all kinds, except for social activities and promoting the local economy, too are other alternatives to be carried out.

On the other hand, will control the municipal budget, both revenue and expenditure and a top priority for those activities that may have a positive effect on economic recovery or mitigate the consequences of the crisis.

Finally, this plan is summarized as follows: Boosting investment under short-term (about EUR 16,488,000), both by the City Council and the Autonomous Community, to promote the expansion or retention of jobs Archena work.

To fulfill this plan also provides for the establishment of a Commission for Monitoring the Plan of Control of Public Spending, which will consist of Councillors, Heads of Technical Service and City Hall.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Archena