According to the proposal for the 2016 budget for the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, which was presented at a town council meeting today, there will be a surplus of 300 million kr\u00f3na in Sections A and B. Operating cash flow is projected to be 15% of total revenues, or 3.3 billion kr., which is a prerequisite for successfully reducing the town's debt. Operational improvements and austerity measures are expected to ensure that service levels remain unchanged and that there is scope for debt repayment. Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's debt ratio is forecast to be 177% at the end of 2016, compared to 202% at the end of 2014 and 216% at the end of 2013. The municipality's foreign debts will for the most part be repaid by the end of 2015, so that in 2016 almost all of its debts will be in Icelandic kr\u00f3nur.<\/p>\n
Major operational improvements are planned for the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. Some have already taken place, while others will be implemented next year. For example, operating costs will be reduced by making greater use of tenders. The plan provides for a balanced operating budget for Section A next year. For the second year in a row, fees for nursery schools are not expected to increase. Council Tax will increase, but this will be offset by a reduction in water and sewerage charges, so the overall burden on residents will not increase.<\/p>\n
The plan provides for the allocation of plots to begin at the start of the year in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0, a new residential area in V\u00f6llunum. Preparations for a new nursery and primary school in the neighbourhood will also begin.\u00a0 The proceeds from the sale of plots in the estate are intended to cover this cost.\u00a0 Furthermore, construction is expected to begin on a care home on a building plot at S\u00f3lvang. The construction of a new nursery school, Bjarkarvellir, for up to 100 pupils is also expected to be completed, with the facility opening in autumn 2016.<\/p>\n
A campaign is planned to sell industrial plots on V\u00f6llunum. The proceeds from the sale of these plots will be used to pay down debts.<\/p>\n
\u201eIf the plan is approved in this regard, I believe that the underlying problems in the town's operations have been brought under control. If things are managed correctly, bright times lie ahead for Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.\u00a0 So far this year, a great deal of time has been spent reorganising the operations with the aim of reducing costs, which appears to be achievable if this plan is implemented. It is now possible to turn our attention to various other matters that have hitherto received less focus. If the plan is successful, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's debt ratio will have been brought down below the 150% stipulated by the Municipal Government Act by 2017,\u201c says Mayor Haraldur L. Haraldsson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mayor will hold a meeting at the Town Cinema at 8 p.m. on 10 November, where he will present a proposal for the budget.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Samkv\u00e6mt till\u00f6gu a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar fyrir \u00e1ri\u00f0 2016, sem l\u00f6g\u00f0 var fram \u00e1 fundi b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnar \u00ed dag, ver\u00f0ur 300 millj\u00f3n kr\u00f3na afgangur \u00e1 A og B hluta. Gert er r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 veltuf\u00e9 fr\u00e1 rekstri ver\u00f0i 15% af heildartekjum e\u00f0a 3,3 milljar\u00f0ar kr. en \u00fea\u00f0 er forsenda \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e1rangur n\u00e1ist \u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00e6kka skuldir […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12838\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12838"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}