According to a press release sent from the Department of Finance, and in the absence of definitive data that will be known once the liquidation of the year 2019 is finished, "it is already clear that one more year as has been the usual tonic since 2016, the City Council de Cieza closes in a situation of budgetary stability, which will allow it to continue making investments for the general interest. "
In this regard, the note adds, "we must remember that in 2015 the City Council was in a situation of budgetary instability motivated by the V6 ruling and with an approximate debt of almost 14 million euros, (8 million financial debt, 5 million by judgment of the V6 and also many other sentences and penalties that had to be paid.) Since then every year it has been closed with stability and the debt has been declining until almost disappearing. some for interest. "
During the year 2019, the statement explains, "the collection of revenues from previous years, which were in the executive phase, has improved significantly, as a result of the new collection system that lowers costs and increases revenues, which has allowed us to face significant unforeseen as the cold drop of September that only in emergency works meant a disbursement of 356,000 euros that they attended before the end of the year. "
Similarly, "unlike many other municipalities that have spent what they did not have for electoral reasons, it has been shown once again that this local government acts responsibly, meeting the needs and making Cieza a better and better city" .
Finally, the mayor of the Treasury, Antonio Ignacio Martínez-Real believes that "it is time to modify the so-called 'Montoro Law' of the PP, especially in regard to the 'spending rule' that limits spending to municipalities , even those who are healthy meeting deficit targets and paying suppliers in time, something illogical imposed by the Government of Rajoy and now we hope to be modified by the current Government of Spain. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cieza