<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2021 budget proposal will be presented to the Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Town Council today, Wednesday. As one Key findings of the 2021 budget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201eAlthough <\/strong><\/p>\n Main Budgetary authorisation Borrowing requirements Despite Checkout Budget Attached are the draft supporting documents for the 2021-2024 financial plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar 2021 og 2022-2024 Tillaga a\u00f0 fj\u00e1rhags\u00e1\u00e6tlun 2021 ver\u00f0ur l\u00f6g\u00f0 fyrir b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rn Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar \u00ed dag mi\u00f0vikudaginn 25. n\u00f3vember. \u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur rekstrarhalli A og B hluta sveitarf\u00e9lagsins nemur 1.221 millj\u00f3n kr\u00f3na \u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2021. Gert er r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 veltuf\u00e9 fr\u00e1 rekstri ver\u00f0i 5,5% af heildartekjum e\u00f0a 1,7 milljar\u00f0ar kr\u00f3na. Eins og \u00f6nnur sveitarf\u00e9l\u00f6g hefur Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6r […]<\/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-14492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14492","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=14492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14492"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n25 November. The estimated operating deficit of the A and B parts of the municipality amounts to 1,221
\nmillion kr\u00f3na in 2021. Operating cash flow is expected to be 5.5%
\nof total revenue or 1.7 billion kr\u00f3na.<\/p>\n
\nand other municipalities, the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has had to respond to economic
\nand the social consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has reduced
\ncouncil tax revenues and a corresponding increase in social spending. Emphasis has been placed on
\nto minimise the impact of the pandemic on the residents of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and to prevent the economic shock
\nto place a permanent yoke on the municipality. This has been done through coordinated actions.
\nwhich have included targeted adjustments, moderate borrowing and the sale of assets.<\/p>\n\n
\n1.221 million kronor.<\/li>\n
\n1.7 billion kr\u00f3na or nearly 5.51% of total revenue.<\/li>\n
\nlower property taxes and water and sewerage charges to accommodate
\nincrease in property valuation.<\/li>\n
\nfor 2021 to remain unchanged or increase in line with the index. <\/li>\n
\nworth 500 million kr\u00f3na.<\/li>\n
\nbillions of kroner.<\/li>\n
\nmillions of kroner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nWhen a global pandemic temporarily leaves its mark on the municipal budget's performance, then
\nThe foundations are solid and the people of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur have an offensive spirit. The most important thing is to defend the service.
\nand the interests of the residents and to ensure that the town turns defence into attack as quickly as possible.\u201c<\/em> says
\nR\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. \u201eThe sale of a stake in HS Veitur helps
\nIt helps us a great deal in the recovery and prevents a debt burden from being imposed.
\nto the municipality. We will continue to build in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and it is planned
\nto invest just over four billion kr\u00f3nur next year, which is an increase of
\nmore than a billion year-on-year.<\/em> We take
\noptimistic about 2021 and looking to the future with a bright outlook.\u201c <\/em><\/p>\n
\nProjects in 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe total for implementation in 2021 is 4,283 million kr\u00f3na. Work will continue.
\non the development of the South Harbour, as well as an emphasis on finishing touches.
\nwalking trail, etc. at the North Shore. Considerable work will be carried out on road construction,
\ne.g. at \u00c1svallabraut and Hamranes, as well as a planned renovation.
\nstreet lighting throughout the town. Significant investments are planned in
\nsocial housing. Preparation and development of sports facilities will continue
\nand include, among other things, the renovation of grass pitches and other facilities, as well as
\nThe refurbished South Bay Pool. Effort will be put into the renovation of St.
\nJosefssp\u00edtala and the old S\u00f3lvangur. Then, emphasis will be placed on development in
\nsewage matters and maintenance of the water supply. <\/p>\n
\n2021 kept to a minimum<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe 2021 budget provides for a substantial loss, which requires a loan.
\nyear at a minimum, as the sale proceeds from the shares in HS Veitur will be paid on
\nin the first months of the year. Loan takings of 1,750 million kr\u00f3na are expected but
\nloan repayments amounting to a total of 2,030 million kr\u00f3na, or nearly 300 million
\nkronur in excess of borrowings. Thus, the debt ratio is expected to be around 114% in
\nend of 2021, whereas by comparison the ratio was 112% at the end of 2019 before
\nThe pandemic struck.<\/p>\n
\nbudget<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nA proposal from the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur will be put forward for its first reading at a meeting of the city council.
\nHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, 25 November 2020. The budget covers the coming year as well as
\nthree-year plan for the years 2022-2024. The second reading is expected
\nand the budget will be approved by the town council on Wednesday, 16 December.<\/p>\n\n