The Alcala-Alcossebre PSPV party proposes amendments for the budget with a plan to save 165,000 euros to invest in employment and social policies
Among the measures to cut expenses, they suggest a reduction in the politicians’ salaries, which they consider to be too high, and a tightening of expenditure on fiestas. The money saved would be used to provide incentives for contracting business, assistance for enterprise and the refurbishment of houses, as well as increasing support for the infants’ school and vouchers for school materials, among others.
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The Alcala de Xivert-Alcossebre Municipal Socialist Group has put forward a list of amendments to the Council’s project for the 2017 budget in a plan for savings and other investments. First, the socialists indicate those parts where expenses could be reduced, and which they estimate at around 165,000 euros, secondly they make proposals about where these saving should be invested to strengthen the local economy, employment and education.
The socialists want to cut politicians’ salaries. Their spokesperson, Joan Ronchera, explained the “we consider that they are too high for certain of the functions and responsibilities of some councillors” also, as they have claimed in the past, “we would reduce the allowance for attending council meetings and committees”.
Another adjustment they suggest is the reduction in expenditure on fiestas, and to do this they think it is worth creating a Fiestas Committee which would support “cheaper leisure activities using the group’s imagination and strengths”. Ronchera stated that “with a little more negotiating encouragement it would be possible to significantly reduce outlay on Patronal and Christmas fiestas, which is currently really high”.
In the municipal saving plan they also point out other initiatives, such as the approval of an energy efficiency scheme for municipal buildings and the revision of certain paragraphs which year after year continue to receive the same amount without being revised, such as the funds for the pump stations – several of these buildings have been ceded to EPSAR for their maintenance.
The estimated 165,000 euros which the socialists believe the Alcala Council can save with these measures is the money they propose to invest to reactivate the local economy and strengthen social policies, above all education and training. Among other proposals, they pick out encouraging employment with municipal incentives for companies which employ the unemployed who are registered in the town, agreements for professional practice for young qualified players; changes to the current plan for improvements to the town environment so that the work is carried out by the unemployed, small and medium size companies and local self-employed people; help for entrepreneurs eliminating administrative obstacles to facilitate the start up of new businesses; and help in refurbishing buildings.
Finally, the boost for education and training is an important section in their amendments, with a suggestion for investing in improvement for the local human capital with university grants and professional training, more aid for the infant school, the setting up of a voucher scheme for scholastic material for families with less resources and another voucher for the inter-town bus service and travel for people with less purchasing power who regularly need to travel to other towns.
Ronchera ended with “in the PSOE we have made an effort to deliver a whole range of alternative measures to achieve better social justice and the economic progress of our town”. The socialist spokesperson wanted all the groups to study them before the next full council meeting. Finally, Ronchera explained that in an earlier phase “we proposed investments to the governing group and many of these have already been taken into account, something which I appreciate very positively”.
The Alcala de Xivert-Alcossebre Municipal Socialist Group has put forward a list of amendments to the Council’s project for the 2017 budget in a plan for savings and other investments. First, the socialists indicate those parts where expenses could be reduced, and which they estimate at around 165,000 euros, secondly they make proposals about where these saving should be invested to strengthen the local economy, employment and education.
The socialists want to cut politicians’ salaries. Their spokesperson, Joan Ronchera, explained the “we consider that they are too high for certain of the functions and responsibilities of some councillors” also, as they have claimed in the past, “we would reduce the allowance for attending council meetings and committees”.
Another adjustment they suggest is the reduction in expenditure on fiestas, and to do this they think it is worth creating a Fiestas Committee which would support “cheaper leisure activities using the group’s imagination and strengths”. Ronchera stated that “with a little more negotiating encouragement it would be possible to significantly reduce outlay on Patronal and Christmas fiestas, which is currently really high”.
In the municipal saving plan they also point out other initiatives, such as the approval of an energy efficiency scheme for municipal buildings and the revision of certain paragraphs which year after year continue to receive the same amount without being revised, such as the funds for the pump stations – several of these buildings have been ceded to EPSAR for their maintenance.
The estimated 165,000 euros which the socialists believe the Alcala Council can save with these measures is the money they propose to invest to reactivate the local economy and strengthen social policies, above all education and training. Among other proposals, they pick out encouraging employment with municipal incentives for companies which employ the unemployed who are registered in the town, agreements for professional practice for young qualified players; changes to the current plan for improvements to the town environment so that the work is carried out by the unemployed, small and medium size companies and local self-employed people; help for entrepreneurs eliminating administrative obstacles to facilitate the start up of new businesses; and help in refurbishing buildings.
Finally, the boost for education and training is an important section in their amendments, with a suggestion for investing in improvement for the local human capital with university grants and professional training, more aid for the infant school, the setting up of a voucher scheme for scholastic material for families with less resources and another voucher for the inter-town bus service and travel for people with less purchasing power who regularly need to travel to other towns.
Ronchera ended with “in the PSOE we have made an effort to deliver a whole range of alternative measures to achieve better social justice and the economic progress of our town”. The socialist spokesperson wanted all the groups to study them before the next full council meeting. Finally, Ronchera explained that in an earlier phase “we proposed investments to the governing group and many of these have already been taken into account, something which I appreciate very positively”.
