This Thursday, the Seville City Council presented its project budgets for the year 2025the second carried out by the government of José Luis Sanz so far in his mandate. As with those of 2024, the expense accounts focus on strengthening public servicesinvestment in the most disadvantaged areas of the city and the commitment to “unprecedented” financing in areas such as security, cleanliness or schools. In total, they amount to an amount of 1,058,830,022.48 euros, which represents a growth of 2.6% compared to the previous year. If the items from autonomous bodies and independent entities are also taken into account, the figure grows to 1,365,410,005 euros. Both quantities represent “the largest amount in history”as the Treasury delegate, Juan Bueno, defended this morning.
Of the expense accounts for 2025, the more than 50 million euros destined for investments in different areas. Among them, the municipal government has placed emphasis on the program for the conservation of the Parks and Gardenswith 11.9 million, the Traffic Management and Parkingwith 2.6 million, or the increase in items for the educational centerswith 1.9 million. Other projects such as renovation of the Lope de Vega Theater receives one million euros, the same amount for the rental contracts of the Local Police vehicles or for paving and redevelopment in neighborhoods. There will also be an amount of 580,000 for cemetery ovens4 million to maintain the roads in the districts, one million for the purchase of new properties in the Alcázar and 1.3 million for shades on bridges and public spaces.
This chapter is completed with smaller investments that will also meet some of the historical demands of the people of Seville and that will provide an outlet for several electoral promises of José Luis Sanz. Among them are the shadows in schools, with 300,000 euros, the heritage rehabilitationwith 400,000 euros, or the third phase of the Seville East sports pavilion, with another 400,000 euros. It will be very prominent contribution to the Local Policewhich will spend one in every three euros of its budget to pay salaries and productivity. LipasamFor its part, its capital will also be reinforced, with what Bueno described as “the highest budget in its entire history.”
public services
The bulk of the investment will go to public serviceswhich with 421.8 million euros represents 39.8% of total spending. This represents an increase of 9.2% compared to last year. Specifically, this chapter refers to policies on security and public order, mobility, housing, urban planning, firefighters, cleaning, public lighting, cemetery or parks and gardens, among others. The executive of José Luis Sanz points out that “In only two budgets have these items increased by 21.7%, that is, by 75.3 million”. In this regard, they emphasize that they would have wanted to increase these amounts but that the imposition of the spending rule on the part of the State prevents them from being “more ambitious.”
Within this section, the 88.8 million euros that the Security area will receiveallocated largely to the expenses derived from the Local Police. In fact, in the last year the City Council has had to face the payment of 26 million euros only for the productivity generated by the agents’ overtime. Lipasam keeps 129.7 million eurosincreasing cleaning policies in what was the mayor’s great electoral promise. The game is also important for Emvisesa, which obtains 57.3 million euros for actions that include the rehabilitation of 144 homes in Los Pajaritos and construction works of 878 homes in 14 developments in Palmas Altas, Tejares or Hacienda del Rosarioamong others.
Another of the pillars of the accounts is “the social component”, with a “broad and generous” budget package of 40 million for actions in disadvantaged areasthrough the enhancement of public spaces. In this matter, the budget allocates 218.9 million euros for the area of social protection and promotion actions, which represents 20.7% of all expenditure. Breaking down this amount, there will be 135.1 million for social care groups and 12.2 million for employment promotion policies. Similarly, 11.6 million will be dedicated to homeless people for a specific program. There will also be others focused on minorities, victims of gender violence, minors or people with disabilities. The two most prominent routes will be construction of new centers for the homelesswith 771,000 euros, and intervention in the most disadvantaged areas, which will have 4.3 million.
Public transport and culture
Regarding the «support of the local economy», 106.3 million euros, 10% of the total budget, are allocated to these policies, among which improvements to public transport stand out. Tussam will receive a total of 96.95 million in transfers, increasing by almost 15% those allocated in the previous year. In the case of taxi industrysubsidies of 800,000 euros are included. Spending on commerce, tourism and small and medium-sized businesses also increases, all with the aim of “promoting and developing the local economy.” In the case of Contursain which the Seville City Council has already been forced to inject capital on several occasions, such as 4.7 million in 2024, another new contribution of one million euros is recorded.
In order to “improve the quality of life of Sevillians”, the Sanz government will distribute 110.5 million euros in areas as diverse as education, culture or sport. In the cultural field, and with the exception that the Biennial will not be held in 2025, there will be items worth 46.2 million, of which more than half will go to promotional programs. He ICASfor its part, will receive a transfer of 12.5 million and the commitments made with the Royal Symphony Orchestra of Seville and the Teatro de la Maestranza will be maintained.
The educational centers They will also have a significant contribution in the 2025 accounts. Altogether they will have 17.2 million euros compared to 13.5 in 2024. Of them, 1.9 million will go to the rehabilitation of schools300,000 euros for a shadow plan, 2.1 million for conservation, 3.3 million for improving the cleaning service and 875,000 euros for machinery. Finally, in sports matters, the Municipal Sports Institute It will have a transfer of 35.2 million for its activities and support. Among the projects, the opening of educational centers during the weekends to carry out cultural activities with the youngest people stands out.
The income chapter
As for the income chapterthe municipal government’s proposal speaks of a “prudent and responsible” forecast that, in its opinion, avoids excessive calculations that are not later translated into real figures. Much of this amount will come from local taxes and fees which, although they will be frozen during the year 2025, will allow “more income.” In total, it is expected that a collection amount of more than 300 million euros will be maintained. Disappears, to comply with an order of the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) charging for the provision of services in municipal marketsin which only the part corresponding to market authorization will be required. This will entail a reduction of 60.6% compared to 2024. Or what is the same, a drop of 537,485 euros.
The great news will come from the hand of an upward change in the garbage ratemotivated by the obligation to comply with a legal requirement of the Government of Spain, which according to Law 7/2022 is committed to transferring the burden of the new tax on the deposit of waste in landfills and the incineration of waste to this tax. The local government insists that “The law obliges us and out of responsibility we have to do it”allowing a total of 9.9 million euros more to be collected between the tax that will be applied to the homes and the one that will affect the premises. A modification that will have to be supported by the Plenary with the support of at least one group.
The local executive points out that the central government has not yet communicated the data of the Participation in State Taxesso they have been forced to make a “conservative” estimate. Initially, it is estimated that payments on account will grow by 13.1% but here, again, the City Council prefers to be “prudent” and has estimated the settlement for 2023, which is what will be paid in 2025, at only 21.6 million euros39.3% less than what the calculations say. Thus, the Complementary Fund, which is part of the Current Transfers chapter, amounts to 422.6 million euros.
Finally, it is expected a decrease of 17.2 million in the Capital Transfers chaptersince the 20204 accounts included the income from the European Next Generation funds corresponding to the project of the Santa Justa interchange which no longer appear in those for the year 2025. Loan operations for just over 50 million euros are also included, which represent almost 5% of income and which in practice represent a decrease in indebtedness of 16.3%.
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