- Para el alcalde, Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, «Hoy es un día histórico para la ciudad de Mérida, hoy la deuda municipal se elimina permanentemente, mientras que en otras administraciones crece, al tiempo que indica que esta liquidación se puede obtener y satisfacer debido a las inversiones de Europa y el gobierno de España».
- Dentro del proyecto aprobado hoy, las acciones para las políticas de empleo, considerando un total de 2,053.003 euros, se destacan por aplicar los derechos de remuneración de los empleados municipales, correspondientes a los aumentos salariales acordados con las plantas sindicales, incluido el aumento del 0.5% correspondiente al año 2024 y con el 2% correspondiente al nivel profesional.
- Se asignarán 1,006,018.44 euros para un plan de empleo público extraordinario que se realizará este año 2025.
The municipal plenary has approved, with the favorable votes of the Socialist Municipal Group and joined the Mérida and the abstaining of the rest of the municipal groups, the projects that will be carried out with the positive rest of the Treasury 2024, at which a total of 27,902,133.06 euros will be completely allocated, which will be allocated in a total of 1.805.635, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37, 37 completely assigned by 1,805.635, 37 Municipal Council.
In this way, the local administration manages to eliminate the debt in the Municipal Council, after «we found ourselves in 2015, when we arrived with over 77 million economic holes, with consortiums and employers not paying for over 160 days,» says Treasury delegate Carmen Yáñez.
«Due to the economic leadership of this Municipal Council,» the 2024 exercise ended with a positive treasury surplus of 41,238,222.83 euros, of which this overall project is now presented for an amount of 27,902,133.06 euros. –
Furthermore, the elimination of the debt saves the municipality nearly 600,000 euros in interest payments, a debt that implies an advance of 7 years in early depreciation. Due to this fact, the 2026 municipal budget can be increased by 2.6 million euros. Additionally, the process will start at the Ministry of Finance to remove the adjustment plan to which the Municipal Council is subject by 2032.
For Mayor Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, «Today is an important day for the city of Mérida, today the municipal debt that has been nurtured in this town by different corporations, with a different sign, is definitively eliminated, indicating that this settlement can also be achieved due to investments in Europe and the government of Spain.» –
Yáñez reiterated that «I promised in 2015, when we arrived at this Municipal Council, to reduce debts with suppliers and update In line with the disastrous economic situation we found, with unpaid invoices, uncontracted archives, and worst of all, months of non-payment, resulting in harm to suppliers», while reminding that the average payment period to suppliers is 6 days.
Within the project approved today, the actions for employment policies, considering a total of 2,053,003 euros, stand out for applying the remuneration rights of municipal employees, corresponding to the salary increases agreed with the union plants, including the 0.5% increase for the year 2024 and the 2% increase for the professional level.
On the other hand, 1,006,018.44 euros will be allocated to an extraordinary public employment plan to be carried out this year 2025, and 2,129,473.92 euros will be allocated to the purchase of vehicles and equipment for the different municipal delegations, some of which are completely outdated.
The remaining project also takes into account Phase II of improving the supply network in the San Juan neighborhood, with an amount of 1,000,000.00 euros and 700,000 euros to improve the supply network in the Planttonal area.
In sports, 705,000 euros will be invested in artificial turf fields in María Auxiliadora, Abbeys, and Peace, or 300,000 euros for the project of a water center, with a new heated pool.
Additionally, as part of the government team’s commitment to people, 100,000 euros are allocated for basic necessities or 500,000 euros for improvements in accessibility and pedestrian routes in various areas of the city.
The file will be on display to the public through the announcement inserted in the official newspaper of the province, for a period of fifteen days, during which interested parties can examine and submit requests to the plenary. The file will be permanently approved if the aforementioned deadline requests have not been submitted; otherwise, the plenary will have a one-month period to resolve them.
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