The PSD/CDS-PP parliamentary leadership told Lusa that Lisbon’s 2025 municipal budget proposal envisages an increase in urban sanitation investment of €38 million, “65% more” than expected this year.
“That’s it city sanitationThe executive of Carlos Moedas (PSD) will strengthen the budget by 65% more than in 2024, the same source points out, pointing to investments of 38 million euros in 2025.
In the information provided to Lusa institutions, the PSD/CDS-PP leadership emphasizes that the value of the city sanitation budget in the current mandate (2021-2025) is “67% higher than what was spent in the previous mandate” according to the PS. rule.
The team of social democrat Carlos Moedas, who governs Lisbon without an absolute majority, will vote this Wednesday. Latest local government budget This order, if approved, will take effect in the year in which municipal elections are held.
According to information released about the 2025 budget proposal, the “Novos Tempos” government (PSD/CDS-PP/MPT/PPM/Aliança coalition for the 2021 local elections) will fulfill its promise to return the maximum amount of personal income tax no see. The Income Tax (IRS) for Lisbon residents will be gradually implemented from 2022, increasing from 2.5% to 3%, 3.5% in 2023 and 4.5% in 2024.
“In 2025, 77 million euros will be returned to all residents of Lisbon,” the PSD/CDS-PP leadership pointed out.
Next year’s budget proposals include an increase in the amount of money going to the city’s 24 parish councils, which “receive 22 per cent more than in 2024,” the same source said. In this order it will be 466 million euros, 13% more than in the previous order.”
Support for the city’s homeless population also stands out at €9 million in the 2025 budget. This is a “29% increase from 2024.” The city government explained that this investment “expands across several areas of this budget, including: “housing first“To the reception center”.
The cultural sector was once again highlighted in the municipalities’ accounts, with the PSD/CDS-PP leadership proposing “the largest budget of the order” worth €63 million for next year.
The first three budgets of the leadership of Carlos Moedas, who governs without an absolute majority, were approved thanks to PS’s abstention and the remaining opposition parties, PCP, BE, Livre and Cidadãos Por Lisboa (elected by PS/). Libre Union) – voted against.
City Hall has estimated spending of R$1.3 billion in this year’s 2024 municipal budget, a figure that is “fully consistent” with the 2023 budget.
Of the projected spending value of €1.303 billion in 2024, the city envisaged capital expenditures of $481 million, i.e. investments of $403 million and financial assets and liabilities of $78 million.
In 2023, the chamber pointed to “investment growth of around 15%”, which could amount to €455 million, while the estimate for 2022 was €399 million.
The current 17-member executive of the Lisbon Chamber includes seven members elected from the “Novos Tempos” coalition (PSD/CDS-PP/MPT/PPM/Aliança). It governs without an absolute majority: three from PS, two from PCP, three from Cidadãos Por Lisboa (elected by the PS/Livre coalition), one from Livre and one from BE.
