MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND FAMILIES IN CASARES BENEFIT FROM THE IBI SUBSIDY

More than 1,000 families in Casares have benefited from the reduction in IBI brought in by the Ayuntamiento. There are ten days left for families to apply for the IBI reduction. 1,140 families successfully applied for the reduced IBI which Casares has subsidised to the tune of 115,00 Euro. Councillor Juan Jesus Rodriguez said that there is still time for homeowners to apply for the reduced rate. The measure was brought in to help poorer families and small and medium businesses. Councillor Rodriguez has pointed out that the government team was able to reduce the IBI bill for many people without any loss of services provided by the Town Hall. The IBI subsidy coincides with a 15 per cent drop in the assessed value of property in the Casares area.

CASARES TOWN HALL APPROVES 10 MILLION EURO BUDGET FOR 2013

The Town Hall has given its approval to this years’s budget. The total budget will be 10.4 million Euro which falls short of the expected 12 million Euro. That figure has been cut because of the spending cuts and the budgetary laws. However, Mayor Antonia Morera has said that there will be no staff cuts and no cuts to services for residents. There will also be extra contracts tendered by the local authority this year, with 120 available, compared to 90 last year. The budget estimates also include areas which are not strictly the jurisdiction of the local authority, such as health and education. The budget estimates were approved by the ruling United Left (IU) team, and the opposition Peoples Party (PP) and PSOE voted against the plan.