{"id":13107,"date":"2016-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/mikill-vidsnuningur-i-rekstri\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T08:59:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T08:59:38","slug":"great-versatility-in-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/mikill-vidsnuningur-i-rekstri\/","title":{"rendered":"A major turnaround in operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Operating result
\nHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's first-half profit was a positive 483 million kr\u00f3nur, but
\nThe plan provided for an operating surplus of 134 million kr\u00f3na. Positive
\nA turnaround has taken place in operations year-on-year, but the half-year accounts
\nLast year resulted in a deficit of around 389 million kr\u00f3na. Analysis of
\nthe overall operations and finances of the municipality and the measures that were taken
\nSubsequently, they have started to deliver the expected results.<\/em><\/p>\n

Current assets from operations in the first half of 2016 amounted to approximately 1,651
\nmillion kr\u00f3na which is about 15% of total revenue, while operating cash flow was about
\n293 million kr\u00f3na in the first half of 2015, or about 31% of total revenues. The main
\nThe variance in the operating result of the 2016 interim statement is due to income from
\ndirect payments are about 147 million kr\u00f3na over the estimate and the cost of capital is about
\n282 million kr\u00f3nur lower than the forecast due to lower indexation.
\nRevenues totalled 11,129 million kr\u00f3na, which is 153 million above the forecast.
\nWages and salaries are, as before, the largest items of expenditure.
\nof the municipality and amounted to 5,236 million kr\u00f3na, which is 92 million kr\u00f3na
\nhigher than the plan had provided for. Other costs were 3,667 million, which is 46
\nmillions of kroner under budget. The operating result before depreciation was positive as
\namounted to 1,738 million kr\u00f3nur, depreciation was 446 million kr\u00f3nur and
\nCapital items 809 million kr\u00f3na. \u201eEmphasis
\nhas been placed on the measures that have been taken in the aftermath
\nthat the operational review does not bite into the council's services for residents and businesses
\nRather, this is a rethinking of the foundation on which the municipality's operations are run.
\nis based on a concurrent change in prioritisation and projects with the aim of
\nimprove operations and increase services. If we play our cards right, as we
\nIf we continue as we have done for the past few months, we will manage to pay off our unfavourable debts,
\nIncrease services, focus more on maintenance and start to do even more for
\nequity in the coming quarters. I am extremely proud of my people and this
\nsuccess\u201c<\/em> says Haraldur L. Haraldsson, the mayor.<\/p>\n

Running of policy areas in
\nKeep pace with plans<\/strong><\/p>\n

The running of the portfolios went well and was in line with plans.
\nThe largest policy area is, as before, education and childcare, but to it was
\nspent around 5.004 billion kr\u00f3na during the period, on social services around 1.434
\nmillion kr\u00f3na and to youth and sports affairs by 917 million kr\u00f3na. A great
\nA turnaround has occurred in the council's operations year-on-year, which is best seen
\nwhen a comparison is made of operating surplus. The deficit for the first 6 months of 2015 was
\nabout 389 million kr\u00f3na, compared with an operating surplus of 483 million kr\u00f3na now
\nyear. ,The operation of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is going
\nwell. The quarterly report clearly shows what a turnaround has taken place in
\nthe operation, which is primarily explained by the targeted optimisation measures of the current
\nmajority. This positive outcome means that both are on the horizon.
\nsimultaneously strengthening infrastructure and reducing the town council's debt\u201c<\/em> says R\u00f3sa
\nGu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Chair of the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council.<\/p>\n

Total assets at the end of June amounted to a total of 49,023 million kr\u00f3na.
\nand had they increased by 543 million during the period. Total liabilities and
\nTotal liabilities amounted to 40,243 million kr\u00f3nur. Plans provide for
\ncontinued debt repayment during the year and that the debt ratio will be brought under control
\ndown to 150% in mid-2017. <\/em>\u201eIt is very pleasing to see
\nThe foundation and balance of the operation are strengthened, as the turnaround in finances has
\nThe town's has had to be our absolute priority over the past few terms. This
\nSuccess gives us reason for optimism for the future.<\/em>\u201csays Gu\u00f0laug Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of the Borough Council
\nof the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

The annual accounts of the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur for the year 2016 were
\nPresented to the town council today and is now available here<\/a>  <\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rekstrarni\u00f0ursta\u00f0a Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar fyrri hluta \u00e1rsins var j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 um 483 millj\u00f3nir kr\u00f3na en \u00e1\u00e6tlun ger\u00f0i r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 rekstrarafgangur yr\u00f0i 134 millj\u00f3nir kr\u00f3na. J\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0ur vi\u00f0sn\u00faningur hefur \u00e1tt s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 \u00ed rekstri milli \u00e1ra en \u00e1rshlutareikningur s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1rs hlj\u00f3\u00f0a\u00f0i upp \u00e1 halla um 389 millj\u00f3nir kr\u00f3na. Greining \u00e1 heildarrekstri og fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lum sveitarf\u00e9lagsins og \u00fe\u00e6r a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir sem gripi\u00f0 […]<\/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-13107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13107","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=13107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13107\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13107"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}