/ world immediately information/ This can be a funds of unfulfilled guarantees, Maya Manolova additionally commented on the funds of Sofia for the present yr
Sofia’s 2020 funds is a funds of spiraling tax will increase and a funds of damaged guarantees. The spiral started with the rise in taxes with the tax on vehicles and property transactions, the “getting into the neighborhoods” marketed by Ms. Fandakova throughout the election marketing campaign was postponed, there will probably be no extra funds for brand spanking new streets, lighting and sewerage, there will probably be no there are measures towards the reconstruction, the promised decentralization of the Sofia funds in favor of the neighborhoods and settlements is not going to occur both.
This was stated at a briefing by the chairperson of the civil platform “Stand Up.BG” Maya Manolova with specialists from the platform.
Seen via this funds are the monetary issues of the Metropolitan Municipality. They’re attempting to manage the rise within the deficit via a rise in taxes by freezing investments, commented Manolova.
Mayor Fandakova claimed that the Metropolitan Municipality will not be in deficit. The deficit was BGN 80 million in 2019, and now it’s BGN 122 million for 2020, Manolova identified.
Fandakova claimed that she wouldn’t increase taxes, however two weeks after the election, she elevated them, she added.
From the elevated automobile tax, 22% extra funds will probably be collected than in 2019. That’s, residents of Sofia can pay extra, commented Maya Manolova.
The Metropolitan Municipality additionally expects a 17.1% enhance from property transactions, which can plug holes within the funds, Manolova identified.
From BGN 2 million in 2019 revenues from charges in daycare facilities, the Metropolitan Municipality is now growing them to nearly BGN 3 million. Is not it extra regular that these BGN 2 million for crèches ought to be taken over by the Municipality as an incentive for younger households with a complete funds of BGN 1.7 billion, requested Manolova and identified that the municipality ought to have allotted solely BGN 20 million for fully free crèches and kindergartens for all metropolitan kids, as a variety of municipalities within the nation have performed.
On the identical time, 70 million BGN are supplied within the nationwide funds, of which the Municipality of Sofia takes solely 5 million BGN. That is clearly unfair given the truth that Sofia has the largest issues for nurseries and kindergartens – 7 thousand kids are ready on the lists, she stated.
Extra income from the sale of property is anticipated – BGN 21.5 million will probably be realized towards BGN 14 million realized in 2019. That is 54% extra. That’s, the sale of land within the capital will enhance. And as an alternative of promoting off Sofia’s land, they need to take concrete measures towards the redevelopment. As a substitute, they promote an increasing number of land and thus restrict the probabilities of compensation for landowners, Manolova expressed her opinion.
The earnings from the sale of buildings additionally jumps – to BGN 14 million for 2020 towards BGN 7.2 million in 2019. They’re categorised as inefficient buildings, however we monitor which of them the Metropolitan Municipal Council will designate as inefficient and promote them off , stated Manolova.
For one more yr, the allotted funds for compensation and buyback of property are solely BGN 15 million, whereas in earlier years they had been BGN 50-60 million. Solely with extra funds can land for kindergartens, inexperienced areas and sports activities grounds be purchased, however not committing sufficient funds creates obstacles towards the battle with redevelopment, Manolova stated.
The excellent news is that the Metropolitan Municipality has realized the truth that it’s unable to speculate the cash of the residents of the capital. By BGN 193 million, the investments for 2020 are much less within the funds. There aren’t any funds for the event of the neighborhoods, sewerage, streets there, Manolova identified.
Capital expenditures for 2020 are BGN 464 million towards the deliberate BGN 622 million for 2019. That’s, BGN 158 million much less funds are earmarked for investments. On common, about BGN 200 million per yr of capital investments aren’t utilized, a development that continues even now, Manolova emphasised.
For the final six years, over BGN 1.12 billion haven’t been used for investments – neighborhood streets, sidewalks, parks, gardens, measures for clear air, sewage. All this has not been realized as a result of Ms. Fandakova’s staff will not be implementing its capital funding plan, Maya Manolova stated.
In 2020, nevertheless, funds for cleanliness will enhance – BGN 10 million greater than the deliberate quantity. From BGN 129 million to BGN 139 million, the funds for rubbish removing are growing. In 5 years, these funds have elevated by BGN 50 million, stated Manolova.
Funds for managing the waste system are additionally growing. It can soak up BGN 62 million for 2020, whereas BGN 39 million was spent final yr, in response to the draft funds.
BGN 238 million will price the capital metropolis cleanliness and landscaping. Are the residents glad or are the cleansing corporations glad, requested Manolova rhetorically.
Regardless of her promise that she would finish the auctions with one participant, Mrs. Fandakova didn’t accomplish that and thus didn’t cease the public sale for 500 million BGN for the rubbish of the capital, she was vital of the mayor of Sofia.
Based on Manolova, the cash for the reconstruction of the primary streets is decreased by BGN 17 million. In whole, for 2020, from 101 million, the funds lower to 95 million BGN. So the “getting into the neighborhoods” promised by Ms. Fandakova is being postponed, Manolova stated.
Based on her, there will probably be no cash for brand spanking new lighting in 2020 both, as a result of the deliberate funds are solely BGN 500 thousand out of BGN 12 million realized for 2019.
“Mr. Orlin is gone, there will probably be no means for lighting subsequent yr,” Manolova additionally stated.
She added that there is no such thing as a enhance within the funds for sewerage both. For 2019, solely BGN 7.9 million was realized, and now solely BGN 4.5 million is deliberate.
Think about how a lot sewerage will probably be constructed with BGN 4.5 million, stated Manolova.
Based on her, the cash for investments in CGM can also be lowering – from BGN 138 million to BGN 56 million for 2020. We’ll monitor public procurement and the way in which the funds are spent. Solely the ticket system from BGN 20 million grew to become BGN 80 million, and now the present prices for 2020 are additionally growing, Manolova stated.
Voyslav Todorov from “Izpravi se.BG” identified that it’s apparent from the funds that there will probably be no measures towards the reconstruction.
Now we have recognized 15 properties for colleges, kindergartens and nurseries, which properties are privately owned, and the municipality should purchase them as a result of the phrases have already expired. There’s nearly no cash, however the municipality doesn’t purchase it. These properties in Krastova vada, Obelya, Vitosha, Manastirski livadi are for the primary time included within the listing of expropriation, however they aren’t being purchased. Nonetheless, in a variety of different districts, equivalent to Mladost, Lyulin and Obelya 2, these grounds aren’t included within the listing in any respect, and this can be a “ticking bomb”. Not a single lev has been pledged to purchase land for landscaping in 2020, Todorov additionally stated.
The traders have waited 15 years for the municipality to purchase them, however since it isn’t doing its job, they will begin constructing in 2022, he defined.
There are about 25 pitches in Mladost alone that should be saved from redevelopment, Todorov added, declaring that we’re speaking about inter-block areas there.
We don’t see any progress on altering the OUP, which was the primary dedication of each Fandakova and GERB throughout the mayoral marketing campaign. “Imaginative and prescient for Sofia” has additionally not but been adopted, so in the long run, as an alternative of constant the sale of land, which is presently being performed by the Capital Municipality, the work ought to be the precise reverse – to alter the MOU. We additionally launched a sign for 4 pitches on Vitosha, which fall into the “Vitosha” park, however are already constructed up. Now we have a response from Vitosha Nature Park, through which they admit that this development is prohibited. And there are different such grounds and we’re making ready a report back to the prosecutor’s workplace, Vojslav Todorov additionally said.
He identified that 3 acres of the park of the “Lozenets” Residence are being ready for development, for which the Ministry of Protection is accountable for its inaction.
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