BUDGET 2013

A year ago the Town Hall of Els Poblets closed the general budget balance of 2011 with a surplus of more that 146,000€ and a positive bank account of more than 458,000€. In addition the not owing anything to the banks, the Town Hall also did not need to take refuge in the FLA (regional liquidity fund) either and is paying its suppliers in no later than 40 days.

The current draft for the budget of 2013 is 3,191,152.79€ in revenues and 3,151,756.51€ in costs. The budget is presented with an initial surplus as already the start of a multi-year of works for the completion of several streets in Partida Barranquets has started. Some of the costs have already been paid by the Town Hall and this will have an impact on the owners when the project is developed.

These figures represent a decrease of 4.78% in revenue as compared to the budget for 2012 and a 7.53% in the expenditure, complying with the new legislation on budgetary matters.

Next year, by managing the resources available to the municipality in order not to increase in any way the financial pressure on the residents, there will be no change in the IBI tax rate or in the refuse collection charges. This despite the fact that for next year it has been confirmed that the refuse collection will increase by 10€ per tonne of garbage. This increase will be assumed by the Town Hall and will have no impact on the residents.

Principally it is intended to maintain or even improve, as far as possible, the delivery of public services provided by the Town Hall. Unfortunately, we have had to reduce some items of expenditure, among others, Protocol, Tourism, Fiestas and Twinning. 

Among other aspects it is stressed that the indoor heated swimming pool will remain open with the minimal cost because of the energy saving measures invested allowing for the costs in gas and electric power to be reduced.

Likewise, thanks to the subsidies from the Provincial Council and the Generalitat Valenciana, several improvements, including the change of the municipality lights to LED, will mean a saving of almost 40% on electric bills.

The government team stresses its willingness to adjust budgets to the current economic reality, with austerity but without forgetting the needs of the municipality and the residents. It also maintains the contribution of 0.3% of regular resources for aid to the third world.

Jaime Ivars, Mayor of Els Poblets, is convinced that the year 2012 will close with a surplus of cash and positive balance, zero debts and satisfied providers. The situation of the consistory is totally positive and results are visible. All this generated, of course, for the good management of the Government team and always thanks to the help and understanding of the residents

ENERGY SAVING IN ELS POBLETS

The Mayor of Els Poblets Jaime Ivars has received the preliminary results of Municipal Energy Audit commissioned at the end of 2011 and executed by the municipal technician Salvador Rovira, with the objective of implementing effective measures of saving and reduction in expenditure framed in the global targets of the Covenant of Mayors.

Due to the notable findings of the first 8 months of the Audit an exhaustive review of all municipal facilities has allowed us to meet and optimize our operations, commented the Mayor.  For example, in public lighting, an important reduction in the consumption of electricity, more than 20%, has been obtained, despite the continuous increases in tariffs that have been implemented.  Also we have connected to the municipal transformer the Auditorium, Sports Centre, School and public lighting in the area with a reduction in costs of 33% with regard to 2011.

Just these two actions, carried out by the municipal workers, has reduced costs by more than €20,000 in the first eight months of action.

Other actions encouraged by the audit results are the performance in the covered pool, with the objective to maximise its energy efficiency, thanks to a new impulsion system and the improvement of the solar system, the replacement of public lighting with LEDs, upgrading facilities or the rescheduling of municipal consumption for operation at minimum cost.

Els Poblets receives three grants for improvements

The Provincial Delegation of Alicante approves three projects of improvement for Els Poblets.

One of them includes the improvement of the Buscarrons road, in which the delegation is taking responsibility of contributing more than 11,000 Euros, which is 70% of the total cost.

From the Environmental Department 12 containers have been granted and the Municipal Works & Planning Department of the Town Hall will receive economic help of 20,801 Euros, coming from a grant to carry out investments, repairs and equipment of Municipal Cooperation and the amount is earmarked for 3 new buried containers, 2 of them located in the green zone of Carrer 30D, Partida Barranquets and another in Carrer 38 also in Partida Barranquets.