From the vision of deeds and documents in my possession relating to budget proposal 2009 budget of the City of Pozzallo express the following:
REVENUE
Title I, tax categories, provides an investigation to recover past evasion ICI period 2005/2008 a total of € 2,800,000.00, The Director of the same financial service feeds serious doubts that such payments can be recovered, doubts shared by the Board of Auditors in the "Opinion of the Audit."
Remember that in the 2008 budget was the same method used for a similar sum to cover the chapter, but in practice the amount paid to date is only € 131,756.32. The resources for the recovery tax evasion appear to be little reasonable with the trend registered over the years: from an average of € 600,000.00 per year between 2006 and 2007, we moved to € 1,900,000.00 in well for 2008 and € 2,800,000.00 in 2009, an abnormal swelling of € 2,100,000.00 in two years! For this reason, I think of all the coverage of the virtual chapter, and once again emphasize how you use the magic book to make ends meet.
Continuing to decipher the Title I income tax, you notice a general increase in revenue, a difference in gain compared € 1,293,352.00 definitive forecast for the year 2008 and to € 2,209,205.00 well compared to the 2007 report. It shows an average increase of € 1,000,000.00 for each year of Sulsenti administration, in spite of "Less taxes: you can!", With the result of a continuous degradation of services, especially those aimed at most vulnerable social groups and a tax burden on citizens increasingly untenable, especially in recent months of economic crisis. Only ICI, established in 2007 by an amount of € 2,707,976.29 to € 3,713,729.28 was expected revenue for the current year and for 2009 include € 4,600,000.00, a increase of 1 million euro! For the personal income tax is expected to increase by about € 339,000.00 with respect to the findings of 2007.
Under Title III, Extratributarie Revenue is expected to increase the entry amounted to € 247,000.00, in addition to some ghost entries as "other income" which has been associated with various amounts of input, I would stress that there is no provision any reduction in revenue for basic services for citizens: educational assistance, meals and transportation, childcare, services for children and for children. These two chapters since 2007 have risen by 80%! Not to mention the additional revenue provided for fines and road traffic: compared with findings in 2007 of € 130,600.00 in 2009 to provide € 240,000 cash, 110% more! Everything portends that there will be a new era of rising costs of services and maxistangate by police, and multi nationals and tourists, offered a plan to severe confusion and traffic villain out of any logic.
CURRENT EXPENDITURE
In the classification of expenditure is immediately evident increase compared to cash of € 1,737,855.00 in 2007, and approximately € 500,000.00 with respect to the finalized 2008. Note how this increase is particularly concentrated in the largest purchase of consumer goods and raw materials at a rate of 34% more. Follow with 23% Extraordinary expense management and 21% taxes and fees. The total current expenditure was expected to € 18,043,442.00.
Continuing the analysis of the costs of this budget, it is noted as being substantially increased the cost of the program 5, concerning the business financial management, budget and economic services and information technology: the anticipated expenditure is increased by 84,000.00 €, for the most part concentrated in Chapter 03, provide services with inscribed € 208,800.00. We also have extraordinary expenses of € 15,000.00, an increased availability of 500%! It costs us so much to bring order in the economic resources of this municipality or assessoriale this delegation is particularly challenging?
CAPITAL COSTS
The amount of expenditure was expected to € 2,999,379.97 and to match this amount is ascribed an economic surplus of € 671,268.00, 249,731.00 for infrastructure costs € and € 2,078,380.00 assumption of loans: yesterday evening administration Sulsenti outlined in this City Council how it differs from previous administrations for the absolute power of mutual reluctance, I say thank goodness that they are reluctant, otherwise they would find Of € 10 million instead of 2!
Last year, the opposition was forced to apply for bank printouts to show that this administration had made use of cash advances, despite the commissioner to the budget, the Municipal Council, had ardently stated otherwise. Under Title III, under reimbursement for cash advances, in this 2009 budget are inscribed the amount of € 4,300,000.00, as required by regulations made by the 25% of current revenues. I like to give a clear intention to continue to draw on this money, flaunted in the face of austerity to the four winds, and above all, like the rest of this budget, living proof that this administration has not only inherited from the previous debts, but also the understanding of the management of public affairs. The data also unequivocally and expressly declared by the Board of Auditors is that the indebtedness of the City will increase to € 10,146,627.00, € 1,459,396.00 more than in 2008.
This budget also provides for the cutting of resources for the purchase of real estate, machinery and equipment for technical and scientific environmental and security activities, while, for the same sector, plans to maintain unchanged the 400,000 , 00 € for his professional external tool very interesting when you need to satisfy friends and win new support: resources for the use of third party assets for achievements in economy suffers a cut of € 500,000.00! In total, the cuts to the environment amounted to almost € 1,400,000.00.
Our Town, based much of its economy on tourism and the sea: the sector has been further limited by this budget, with cuts in resources and above all with no budget target acquisition and design of structures for economic development , tourism and culture. It is not money to be allocated to the summer shows that the city needs, but the auditorium, rooms equipped for young people artists, instruments and materials for the increase in musical culture, of cultural routes destagionalizzanti, campaigns to promote the area and the local economy, the incentives to exploit the resources of the sea (fishing tourism, sea museum, historic initiatives training on fish and fish products premises, etc...) It will not be Giusy Ferreri Pozzallo to make an international tourist destination! The sea, Giorgio La Pira and the Torre Cabrera, are schematically what distinguishes us as an attraction for tourists, but behind the facade of our jeweled diamond tips, is the degradation of entire neighborhoods that are reclassified and who should be given the chance to play their cards in the future of this city, I think of the old town district, completely forgotten by this administration, instead, with appropriate investment, would give him prestige and dignity by making it attractive to tourists and, more importantly, citizens who live.
Last night the City Council unanimously approved the motion of my address on public policy, the establishment of a commission or a permanent working group that assists law enforcement agencies and institutions to improve conditions safety of the city and look for solutions and support activities for the healthy growth of youth: the 2009 budget under "Supervision and control of the territory" cut the funds available, in spite of commitments made! Also, and very serious, this administration ignores the directions of the City Council, through my motion approved months ago, asked the inscription on the balance sheet of 3.000,00 € for the support and collaboration with "Freedom, associations, names and numbers against the mafia ", funds for which there is no trace in this budget!
CONCLUSIONS
fiscal autonomy index (which indicates how much of the current revenue is determined by tax revenues) tells us that we have passed from 0.20 in 2006 to 0.40 for 2009. A clear sign of how this administration has increased the tax burden on citizens, further endorsed by the per capita tax burden that is expected to € 401.68 per year in 2009, compared to € 165.16 in 2006.
its tariff autonomy index, indicating the capacity of the municipality may use revenue from public services provided or by careful management of its assets, cos' as detailed in the technical report of the Director of Financial: This index went as to shrink, going from 0.18 in 2006 (as per se bad!) to 0.14 in 2009. These three parameters described above, show how in the field of financial and economic management, this administration is not gathering discouraging results, in fact, quite the opposite.
The impact of interest expense on current expenditure, when it has high values, shows that the investment climate relative to previous years diverts resources to current and future management limits the ability of current expenditure: as can be seen once again from the report the chief financial officer, this index is equal to 0.00 for 2009 and was of 0.04 for 2008, showing how the constant complaints about the impossibility Sulsenti administration of good governance due to inheritance left by the predecessors were the only justification for their inability to meet the needs del'Ente.
In conclusion, I feel bad the actions of the administration in drafting this budget, essential tool for the Town Board. This is not a purely technical assessment, because I can not have the necessary skills in materials to express myself, but a trial that looks very idea of \u200b\u200bthis budget
- tax burden is not excessive because corresponds to the quality of services to citizens;
- limited view of the potential of the city;
- resources used badly and not functional at the economic and cultural development of Pozzallo,
- from reading the financial statements do not convey any important goal that do understand the expectations of the administration, because the numbers are only numbers and the attention placed on them seems fit to avoid the attacks of the opposition and to satisfy the various factions of the majority;
- us items that are puzzling for their vagueness and money inflows that have no touch with reality of the previous reports;
- any feedback in recent months that the motions were voted on by the City Council;
- cuts to security, economic development, tourism, agriculture, social services.
For all these reasons, as a councilor of the Democratic Left, I believe that this budget should not be voted favorably and that the administration Sulsenti still prove to be more clever with words and deeds, which the people Pozzallo has been long understood.
Pozzallo, June 12, 2009 Alessandro Maiolino
Democratic Left
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