{"id":14034,"date":"2019-11-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/sterk-fjarhagsstada-og-stodugleiki\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:02:22","slug":"strong-financial-position-and-stability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/sterk-fjarhagsstada-og-stodugleiki\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong financial position and stability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>791 million kr\u00f3na operating surplus<br \/>\nin the year 2020. <br \/>\nFocus on enhanced services and the development and strengthening of digital service channels.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the proposal<br \/>\nthat the budget will show a surplus of 791 million kr\u00f3na for A and B parts for the year<br \/>\n2020. Operating cash flow is expected to be almost 121% of total revenue.<br \/>\nor 3.6 billion kr\u00f3na. The municipality's financial position is strong. Debt ratio<br \/>\ncontinues to fall, is forecast at 120% at the end of 2019 and will be in line with the forecast<br \/>\n105% by the end of 2020. The emphasis will be on modernising and developing services.<br \/>\nof the municipality through the use of information technology and clearer procedures. Organisational changes,<br \/>\nwhich were recently made with the establishment of a new department for services and development at<br \/>\nthe municipality, are intended to improve and develop the service and procedures in<br \/>\nAdapting to changing needs and the environment. Increased services for residents and businesses.<br \/>\nwill remain a fundamental task of the municipality, where prevention will be at the<br \/>\nprioritised and continued to work on major implementation projects which include, among other things<br \/>\nmulti-faceted health promotion for all age groups, early intervention, multiculturalism,<br \/>\nconsultation with users and improvements to the working environment for students and staff. Nursery school fees<br \/>\nThey have remained the same now for the seventh year in a row.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key findings of the budget<br \/>\n2020:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operating result<br \/>\nThe A and B sections are positive by 791 million kr\u00f3na<\/li>\n<li>Debt ratio<br \/>\nwill be around 105% at the end of 2020<\/li>\n<li>Estimated<br \/>\ncurrent operating surplus of A and B sections of 3.6 billion kr\u00f3na or almost 12% of<br \/>\ntotal income<\/li>\n<li>Council tax percentage<br \/>\nunadjusted or 14.48%<\/li>\n<li>Total charge<br \/>\nProperty taxes are lowered to offset lower water and sewerage charges.<br \/>\non an increase in property valuation<\/li>\n<li>General<br \/>\nIt is expected that the tariff for 2020 will remain unchanged or increase in line<br \/>\nindex-linked. Nursery fees will remain unchanged for the seventh year in a row.<\/li>\n<li>Plan<br \/>\nprovides for the sale of plots of land worth 1 billion kr\u00f3na <\/li>\n<li>Estimated<br \/>\nInvestments amount to a total of 3.1 billion kr\u00f3nur<\/li>\n<li>Purchase<br \/>\non social housing, only 500 million kr\u00f3na<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201eThe budget clearly shows that the running of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur<br \/>\nis going well and the town's finances are sound. The debt ratio continues to<br \/>\nto be lowered and still only carried out with the municipality's own funds and<br \/>\nrevenue from land sales,\u201c<\/em> says R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir<br \/>\nMayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. <em>\u201eIt is proposed<br \/>\nan emphasis on securing and enhancing the service for residents but keeping charges in<br \/>\nto a minimum and show prudence in operations and investments. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Emphasis on<br \/>\nPrioritisation in basic services <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The budget for implementation in 2020 is<br \/>\nA total of 3.125 million kr\u00f3nur. Part of this amount will go towards further development.<br \/>\non the southern harbour, the purchase of social housing and utility works. Emphasis is placed<br \/>\non the prioritisation of basic services, such as school facilities, transport,<br \/>\non drainage issues and renovation at S\u00f3lvang. During the year, it is planned to carry out<br \/>\na transport plan for Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur where the emphasis will be placed on<br \/>\ntraffic safety and sustainable transport for the town's residents. \u00c1svallabraut<br \/>\nbetween Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0ar and Kald\u00e1rselsvegur will be carried out and it is expected that<br \/>\nthat the project will take two years, in addition to the dualling of the Reykjanesbraut from<br \/>\nThe Kald\u00e1rselsveg to Kr\u00fdsuv\u00edkurveg will be completed this year. Further work is planned.<br \/>\nworks on a new play, music and primary school in Skar\u00f0shl\u00ed\u00f0 which began on<br \/>\nin 2017 and that the cost of these works will be around 800 million<br \/>\na crown per year. Work will be carried out on the finishing touches to new building sites throughout the town.<br \/>\nas well as the creation of new paths to promote environmentally friendly modes of transport. Special<br \/>\nFunding is also intended for work on various projects in the field of environmental issues.<br \/>\nwhere preparations for the development of sports facilities will continue.<\/p>\n<p>The budget for the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has been laid.<br \/>\nto the previous discussion at today's meeting of the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council. Budget<br \/>\nextends to next year, in addition to a three-year plan for 2021-2023. It is expected<br \/>\nfor the second reading and adoption of the budget in the town council<br \/>\nWednesday, 11th December. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Attached are the draft supporting documents for the 2020-2023 financial plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/media\/fjarhagsaaetlun\/Greinargerd2020Drog13Nov2019.pdf\/\">Explanatory Memorandum to the 2020 Budget<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/media\/fjarhagsaaetlun\/Hafnarfjordur-fjarhagsaaetlun-2020-2023.pdf\/\">Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur \u2013 Budget 2020-2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/media\/fjarhagsaaetlun\/Hafnarfjordur-malaflokkayfirlit-2020-2023.pdf\/\">Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur \u2013 Policy Area Overview 2020-2023<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>791 millj\u00f3n kr\u00f3na afgangur af rekstri \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2020. \u00c1hersla \u00e1 aukna \u00fej\u00f3nustu og \u00fer\u00f3un og eflingu stafr\u00e6nna \u00fej\u00f3nustulei\u00f0a Samkv\u00e6mt till\u00f6gu a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun ver\u00f0ur 791 millj\u00f3n kr\u00f3na afgangur \u00e1 A og B hluta \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2020. Gert er r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 veltuf\u00e9 fr\u00e1 rekstri ver\u00f0i t\u00e6p 12% af heildartekjum e\u00f0a 3,6 milljar\u00f0ar kr\u00f3na. Fj\u00e1rhagssta\u00f0a sveitarf\u00e9lagsins [&hellip;]<\/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-14034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034","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=14034"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14034\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14034"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}