The Finance Councilor of the Burgos City Council, Ángel Manzanedo, highlighted that the Consistory’s budget for 2025 will amount to 250 million euros, “the highest” it has ever had. The increase in municipal accounts compared to 2024 is 16 million euros, or 6 percent more. The investment chapter is, however, reduced from 36 to 30 million.
Manzanedo stressed that these are “investor” accounts, with “the objective of transforming the city with ambitious projects”. Of course, investments decrease from 36 million in 2024 to 30 in 2025. The mayor attributes this to the fact that “European funds have decreased”.
Manzanedo assured that “the budget will be increased by 6 percent, without increasing the tax burden on families.” He placed particular emphasis on the reducation “of IBI in large families”; and they want to compensate “Sánchez’s garbage tax” with lower taxes for the population, which will be studied “in everything that can be undertaken,” he said.
In addition, the Mayor of the Treasury highlighted the 16 million that will be used to amortize “the debt of the Railway Consortiums and Villalonquéjar. Regarding this debt amortization, “an effort was made” to reach 16 million. 4.5 in 2024 to 16 in 2025″, to which the 4.6 million interest has already been added. Thus, as of December 31, 2025, the Town Hall’s outstanding debt will end 2025 with 111 million euros.
Manzanedo clarified that more debt will be amortized through the remainder of 2024, once the current budget is liquidated. According to municipal forecasts, investments will suffer a reduction of 17.2 percent, going from 36.2 to 30 million.
This is due, according to the councilor, to the “legacy of the consortia”, which slowed down the arrival of European funds and the increase in current expenditure to eight million, he assured.
Six million less in investments
The 30 million investments that will be made next year envisage a reduction of six million compared to 2024. European funds are implemented and with this the works are reduced.
Despite this, Manzanedo explained that investments remain in the El Silo parking lot, section 4 of the Bulevar, the purchase of buses and works in the sports facilities of San Pedro and San Feliz, in the Coliseum and the bullring, Río Vena, Bienvenido Nieto, Lavaderos and Carlos Serna.
In addition, investments will continue in the rehabilitation of the Police Prefecture and the Fire Department, the cycle paths of Industria and Constitución avenues, the Humedal and Ambigú de la Isla footbridges or the demolition of the north market, now disused.
An investment which will be supplemented by new bus stops, the renovation of the Mobility Service office, the new Civic Center of Fuentecillas, the purchase of the land of El Gamonal for youth housing, Isla ambigu, the renovation of the Fuentes Blancas bar, the seven footbridges of Arlanzón and ten more actions further on.
Manzanedo assured that the largest account increases occur in Urban Planning, Environment and Security, with increases of around 3 percent. Personnel and expenses As in all administrations, personnel constitute the highest expenditure item. The Town Hall will spend 73 million on its employees. It increases by 1.7 percent compared to 2024, when 72 million had been allocated to this chapter.
Manzanedo explained that the total current expenses, which include personnel, total 118 million. This section includes those that refer to contracts for parks, garbage, parties, security and sports sponsorships, among others.
As for revenues, beyond state participation, 85 million will come from direct taxes and 12.5 million from indirect taxes. The collection of 47 million taxes is also planned.
