Palma. On the 20th Dec- ember, the Partido Popular (PP) town council in Calvia is due to approve its budget for 2013 in the sum of 80.7 million euros.
Apart from the money going to the town hall, 29.9 million is due to go to the municipal services company Calvia 200, 5.7 million to the Nursery Schools and Libraries Institute (IMEB) and 2.4 million to the public residence for the elderly.
The total amount of public funding due to be managed by Mayor Manuel Onieva and his team next year is therefore well in excess of 100 million euros.
In 2012, after regional government cuts, the budget figure was 23 percent less than the previous year but in 2013, public spending will rise by between 4 and 5 percent.
Salaries of government workers and municipal services personnel will account for over 45 million euros and running costs will reach 32.4 million, 8 percent more, due in the main to a hike in VAT.
Calvia town council is still having to pay interest on debt which it forecasts will amount to 3.6 million next year. In order to cover its outlay, Onieva's team has prepared the way to collect 48.4 million in direct taxation in 2013, 1.3 million in indirect levies and 29 million euros in rates for public services. Next year, said Council sources, despite an increased budget, the focus remains on cautious spending and saving.
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