The municipal plenary session approved this Monday the City Council's budget, which amounts to 42,6 million euros for next year – 1,43% more than in 2023 – and which also plans to multiply spending on street cleaning by two.
By 2024, the Agüimes City Council will have an expenditure forecast of 42,6 million euros, which represents an increase of 1,43% compared to the year 2023. Among the main expenditure programs they continue to stand out well above the rest Community Wellbeing (€10,7 M), Culture (€3,9 M), Sports (€2,6 M), Safety and Mobility (€2,6 M), Environment (€2,5 M) and Social Services (€2,2 M). By chapter, 3 out of every 4 euros will go to pay for municipal staff (12,7 million euros, almost 30%) and the acquisition of goods and services (18,3 million euros, 43%). Also noteworthy are the almost 3 million euros – 6,83% of the budget – that will allow various investments and public works projects to be financed with own resources, the execution of which is scheduled for 2024.
Among the most notable increases compared to 2023 are those for the Maintenance of Parks and Gardens, which goes from 650.000 euros to 1,9 million euros, almost tripling what was allocated until now, and the Street Cleaning Service, which It almost doubles the previous figure, going from 600.000 euros to 1.145.000 euros. The budget of the Beach Surveillance Service is also multiplied by two, up to 160.000 euros, and the maintenance service for roads, streets and sidewalks, that of municipal buildings and that of facilities (electricity, plumbing, air conditioning and fire prevention), which will be subject to public bidding.
On the revenue side, the Agüimes City Council expects to obtain 12,7 million euros (29,85% of the total) from direct taxes: €8,2 million from the Real Estate Tax (for which Agüimes continues to apply a coefficient of 0,4 on the cadastral value, the minimum allowed by law), €1,9 M of the Mechanical Traction Vehicle Tax, €1,8 M of the Economic Activities Tax and €651.000 of the Tax on Increase in Value of Urban Nature Lands. Another 10,2 million euros (24% of the total) will come from current transfers from other administrations: €5,7 million from the Participation in State Income, €2,4 million from the Canary Islands Municipal Financing Fund, 1,1 M€ from the Government of the Canary Islands and 610.000 euros from the Cabildo de Gran Canaria. In fees, it is expected to collect 9,1 million euros (21,5% of total income), highlighting €3,6 million for the Water Supply Service and €2 million for Waste Collection. In indirect taxes, it is estimated that 6,7 million euros will be earned (15,6% of the total budget), of which the majority will come from the municipal participation in the General Indirect Tax of the Canary Islands (IGIC).
