THE Barcelona Provincial Council will bring to this Thursday’s plenary session a budget of 1,308.59 million euros for 2025which represents an increase of more than 5% compared to last year’s accounts. The budget will be approved with the support of all parties represented in the institution with the exception of Vox. During an information meeting, the deputy president of the General Services and Digital Transition sector, Filo Cañete, highlighted that the 82.3% of the budget will be allocated to direct aid to local governments.
In the section of income78.30% of them come from taxes managed by the State (IRPF, VAT and special taxes), which total 1,024.5 million euros. Next come non-tax revenues (242 million, 18.5%) and finally tax revenues (42.1 million, 3.2%).
The institution applies a surcharge to the tax on economic activities (IAE) which will be frozen next year. Public rates and rates will also be continuous and will hardly vary from the previous year. In any case, the collection of these concepts is a testimony.
On the other hand, The company has healthy accountsan exceptional case in all public administrations. Since 2021, lack of financial debt.
In terms of personnel, it is planned to increase the total initial budget by 23%, to 298 million euros. In 2025, there will be total workforce of 5,500 workersby adding all the public bodies dependent on the Provincial Council – the staff of the Provincial Council alone will amount to 4,537 employees -. Most of the staff is made up of technicians who provide support to the 311 municipalities in the district.
Main investment: roads
The intention of the Provincial Council is that, throughout the year 2025, the corporation promotes a set of policies aligned with the strategy defined in the Mandate Action Plan (MAP)as well as with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and the Urban and Rural Program.
He Xarxa Plan of Local Governmentswith 351 million euros, will continue to be one of the main lines of support for local entities, and will consist of a program that materializes with the Catalog of Services –164.4 million–, the General Investment Program — 157 million- – and sectoral or specific programs –26.9 million–.
THE main investment in equipment and infrastructure of the institution spends on the local road network, which is eat 42% of the total planned investments (40.5 million euros). 18.53 million are also allocated to the rehabilitation and maintenance of business buildings and nearly 5 million to DibaSalus, a program to digitize drinking water supply networks in small towns.
