Although the city of Salzburg expected a slight minus in the previous year, it actually made a surplus of 61.6 million euros. This is shown by the statement of accounts for 2022, which was unanimously accepted by the Salzburg City Senate on Monday.
Instead of a minus of 0.4 million euros as forecast for the year, a plus of 61.6 million is expected – this was recorded by the state capital Salzburg in the previous year. The main reason for this was the increased tax revenue – the income shares came to 288.9 million euros, 40.9 million more than expected. Covid support and community compensation fund funds also brought the city treasury 14.9 million euros.
A total of EUR 14.6 million more than planned was collected from municipal taxes – EUR 8.9 million from municipal tax, EUR 3.2 million from user fees (also known as “air tax”) and EUR 1.1 million more from tourism tax. At the same time, ten million euros were saved in material expenses and 5.9 million euros in personnel costs compared to the annual estimate for 2022, according to the statement of accounts for the previous year.
Preuner: Reserves for expected major expenditures
This surplus is good for the city’s reserves, said Mayor and financial officer Harald Preuner (ÖVP) on Monday – because this money will be needed for some major city projects in the near future: “We are currently expecting huge cost increases in school buildings, in the cultural sector and in the Transport – keywords S-Link and spin-off (of trolleybus and local railway into a separate company – note).” Reserves and little debt are required for this. At the same time, one thing is clear: “Where money is really needed, it is available,” said Preuner.
2023-05-15 18:19:01
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