Expert-Grup

Draft Budget of the City of Soroca for 2019

Politici de creștere economicăFriday, 23 November 20186744 views

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An analysis by Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” examines the draft 2019 budget of the city of Soroca, Moldova. It looks at the expected own revenues of the city hall and at the main spending categories, notably education, housing and communal services, and general public services.

The Soroca city hall's own revenues, made up of local taxes and fees and income from paid services, are forecast at MDL 24.2 million in 2019, 5.3% less than in 2018. The largest decline is expected in the tax for certain types of activity: MDL 1.4 million less than planned for 2018, owing to changes in the legislation on patent-based trade activity. If the patent is extended for another year, the city hall will have to revise its revenue projections.

Education takes almost half of expenditure (48.1%), followed by housing and communal services (20%) and general public services (12.4%). Education spending covers early education. Parents contribute about MDL 3 million, partly for food, and the city hall adds MDL 1.8 million from its own resources. The analysis was carried out under the MATRA programme, with Dutch Embassy support.

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