The City Council approves a package of responsible measures that guarantees the sustainability of public accounts and reinforces the quality of services to citizens.
The City Council of Puerto del Rosario has approved a complete Economic-Financial Plan with a 2025-2026 horizon that will consolidate the budgetary stability of the municipality and maintain the commitment to an efficient, transparent and people-centered economic management.
The plan, prepared by the Department of Economy and Finance and which has the relevant technical reports, responds to the new requirements of the state fiscal framework reactivated after the temporary suspension of budgetary rules due to the pandemic and the punctual breach of the deficit principle due to the difference between recognized and materialized revenue rights.
This road map contemplates a balanced set of measures which, without affecting essential public services or the rate of investment, will enable the company to comply with all the financial sustainability indicators required by the regulations. The intervention report expressly alludes to the fact that own revenues derived from municipal rates and taxes have not been increased over the last five fiscal years in order to compensate for the inflation derived from the cost of raw materials and services and, therefore, from structural expenditure, which requires opening a future debate on the need to face population growth and, consequently, the cost of services from a fiscally responsible standpoint.
The mayor, David de Vera, has emphasized that “Puerto del Rosario takes a firm step towards the consolidation of its accounts, demonstrating that a close administration can also be rigorous. We have opted to act from the anticipation and responsibility, without the need for cuts or sacrifices for our neighbors”.
The Plan contemplates, among other actions, a technical review of items that do not directly affect citizens, through the declaration of unavailability of non-essential budget appropriations whose execution is deferred in time, the optimization of current expenses and the modernization of collection management through agreements and conventions with other Administrations, as well as the adaptation of the waste management fee to the current legal framework to guarantee a fair, sustainable and transparent financing system that ensures the sufficiency of resources derived from the new requirements.
For his part, the councilman of Finance, Juan Manuel Verdugo, stressed that “we are not facing a problem, but rather the challenge of strengthening our financial autonomy and fiscal consolidation while guaranteeing essential public services. This plan shows that we can adapt to the reactivation of the new fiscal rules without giving up the development of the municipality or the rights of our citizens”.
The plan will make it possible to close 2025 with positive financing capacity – in excess of 599,000 euros – and to achieve a balanced and structurally sound budget path by 2026, while also complying with the expenditure rule.
The City Council insists that this strategy involves neither cuts nor setbacks, but a proactive management, designed to protect the present and ensure the future of Puerto del Rosario. The priority remains the welfare of families, the promotion of transformative projects and the strengthening of public services.
