This budget also includes the public participation process that involved about 1 million for investments proposed and decided by the citizens themselves. A new culture of participation we do hope that takes roots in the municipality, as a new practice of participatory democracy. Although we would have liked to do it before, it was illegal before and we have to wait until the decrease of our debt burden.
This budget consolidates the reduction in tax burden. Taxes and fees are frozen or were lowered. The could be possible because the large debt burden inherited by the past government was corrected. The property tax rate for 2015 will be 0.83 (less than 15 points), which will mean a reduction of 90% of the receipts of all residents in Sitges, with an average decline of almost 6% in the receipt, approved without a vote against .
This budget is the result of political negotiations between CiU, SGI, NH, PPC and CUP. All groups have contributed much to improve the initial proposal. This budget is for 2015, although there are elections next May. The government resulting from these elections will be have an optimal budgetary tool to carry out good budgetary policies. Meanwhile, until the month of June, the government will fulfill our commitment to lower taxes and to remain alongside the people of Sitges and their activities.
I Just end this week with the conviction that principles, perseverance and working together is the way to achieve important goals. We have a municipal budget for 2015, we will have a new entrance at the Pruelles Industrial Park from the C-32, and the budget of Escola Agnes is allocated in the accounts of the Catalan Government for 2015.
