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The overall budget of the Council of Social Services Lorca for 2010 amounts to over 4.73 million euros, 0.7% more than last year due to increased municipal contribution, it will exceed the reduction expected on Central Government's contribution.

In this way, the City will launch new programs to those most in need

The Councillor for Social Policy of the Municipality of Lorca, Lali Ibarra, has announced that during 2010 the Consistory lorquino 3.45% increase its contribution to the budget of the Municipal Council of Social Services.

Ibarra explained that "once again, the government team of Lorca Hall demonstrates his sensitivity to the families, the needy, and tackles the crisis covering the problems that the Central Government does not attend, despite being of social urgency and competence.

So, thanks to the contribution of the Regional Government and the municipal coffers, which in turn was cut by 30% of the contributions of the State, the Municipal Council of Social Services have a budget of 4,730,483.59 euros, an increase about 0.7% more than last year.

This percentage is achieved thanks to increased resources allocated to this body the City Council will exceed the expected reduction in the contribution of the socialist government of Spain to the municipal body. "

Lali Ibarra pointed out that "we would have liked the great effort made this year more than ever, this Municipal and Regional Government did not have to go mostly to cover what is not going to give José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

However, Ibarra explained that "the increase in budget and resource optimization will allow us to continue programs and implement new programs to reach more families and meet the most urgent needs."

Lali Ibarra explained that "because these assumptions we have implemented innovative programs such as the check-room, catering service or project 'A 3-band', we will also extend the services of the Early Childhood Center and will continue serving the demands of periodicals and aid to the needy and the payment of rent, electricity and water bills, food, medicine or treatment drug abusers. "

The council also provides service in their budgets for home care, respite care, telecare, attention to immigrants and maintenance of the five centers under the Council (the headquarters of the Department with RENFE, the Center for Attention to Diversity The group home for children, the Center for Early Care and Social Service Center in Los Angeles).

In addition, the council has explained that "we have benefited from other programs not included in the budgets of the Council, as it is managed from the Department of Employment, such as employment promotion to enhance social services professionals, enabling us to have Social Work Unit in Palm Zarcilla. "

In 2009 it spent 568,000 euros more than originally planned budget

The Councillor for Social Services, Lali Ibarra, has stressed that "this increase in budget for social services can benefit from an increase even higher, as happened last year, the result of good governance through which the achievement was achieved thanks new programs, subsidies provided initially valued at 568,000 euros. "

"Never in the history of the Municipal Council of Social Services had exceeded the budget of income and expenses EUR 568,000 on the originally planned, which means that the City Council are attentive to the needs and demands of citizens and seek alternative funding "stressed the council.

Lali Ibarra also has been reported that "in 2009 also paid off the only long-term loan that had the Council with a bank, so in this period the capital previously earmarked to pay the amortization of the capital and interest payments this year will be used to cover other expenses such as emergency aid or contracts with NGOs. "

Finally, the council has stressed that the municipal officers of Social Services in 2009 that citizens were able to receive aid Lorca periodicals and other government worth more than 5 million euros (including basic income inclusion, dependency, disability, family and older, among others).

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca