Lisbon Chamber registers “inflection” with liabilities of 721 million at the end of 2021 – Observer
The Lisbon Chamber ended 2021 with a total liability of 721 million euros, about 33 million more than the reduction in 2020, which represents “an inflection” compared to the years, according to the municipality.
The total liabilities of the municipality registered an inflection compared to 2020 [aproximadamente +32,8 milhões de euros/+4,8%]which, however, without compromising the trend” of reduction registered in 2009, is mentioned in the Financial Management Report, Statements and Budget for 2021 of the municipality of Lisbon, discussed and approved, this Friday, in a private meeting of the Chamber, with the votes against the PCP and abstention from the BE.
The year of the change of socialist government was marked by the change of socialist government, following the mayors of September, in which 20 years of succession of Fernando Medina (PS) took place the reelection as president Carlos Mo (PSD), which occurred as a result of the re-election as President Carlos Mo (PSD) inaugurated on October 18.
Considering the presented period of the last 13 years, the liability presented at the end of the 2021 fiscal year is “the second lowest value”, with a total of approximately 721.1 million eurosonly with better performance in 2020, which was 688.3 million, representing a reduction of 1,230.8 million euros compared to 2009 (1,952 million) and of 145.9 million euros compared to 2019 (867 million), according to with the accountability of the municipality.
As 2021 accounts a legal debt — given by liabilities presented at the end of 2007, the document.
“The pursuit of the effort of continuation of the municipal liabilities is joined equal to the continual debt reduction to supplierswhich at the end of the 2021 financial year was approximately 2.3 million eurosequivalent to a cut of approximately 249 million euros compared to the end of 2007″, reads the report.
Referring that the economic situation continues to be led by the covid-19 pandemic, the Lisbon Chamber that the year 2221 ended with a negative net result of approximately 101.3 million euros from the pandemic, “for which it revealed a total of expenses greater than total income; 877.8 million euros and 776.5 million euros, respectively”.
On the other hand, the cash management of defined occurrences, conceived in fiscal year flow, receipts and payments, had a balance of incidents in 20, explain 8 of incidents of profit in 20 million euros, explanation between receipts and payments no. the municipality.
“THE good performance in recent years of pandemic, just disturbedand the continuous solution of the debt, will allow the Lisbon initiative and the pressure on supply, with the services designated in the alternative box of the so-called ‘contingency reserve’, that is, the alternative of transport of the company established to cover unplanned or unpredictable, while preserving its portfolio of activities and city governance”, the report points out.
According to the 2021 accounts, the Revenue execution rate was 91%. growth of 118 million compared to 2020.
For this growth “both current accounting and [+79,6 milhões de euros / +12,8%]the result, above all, of the expenses emerging from the fight against nature of millions of euros, and that prevailing in combating the nature of euros, complemented by personnel expenses, associated with education, as expenditure in the area of expenditure on the capital nature [+38,3 milhões de euros / +17,2%]influenced by the expenditure on the acquisition of capital goods, through the execution of contracts for the construction and acquisition of equipment and buildings”, reads the document.
As for companies, in particular SRU, Gebalis, EGEAC, EMEL and Carris, found themselves “in balance” at the end of 2021, according to the document, which was approved by the majority of correspondents reported.
Councilors for the Novos Tempos (PSD/CDS-PP/MPT/PPM/Aliança) and Mais Lisboa (PS/Livre) coalitions voted in favor of all the documents, while BE abstained.
The PCP voted against the 2021 Management Report and Financial and Budgetary Statements of the municipality of Lisbon, the reports of the companies SRU and EMEL and abstained from those of Gebalis, EGEAC and Carris.