A quarter of the town halls in Bihor do not even have money to cover their operating expenses

A quarter of the town halls in Bihor do not even have money to cover their operating expenses, according to the information provided to BIHOREAN by the County Administration of Public Finances.

In Bihor, however, many local administrations not only do not have money to invest, but cannot even cover their own current expenses. There are 10 UATs that do not even take out their operating expenses, Public Finances show.

In order to function effectively, a local government must follow some basic rules. “It’s one thing to be mayor in Oradea, where you have a large income at your disposal, and another is to lead a commune at the end of the county, where the revenues are low. However, the principles are the same: take care of revenue collection, don’t let the money go to waste and don’t waste resources on projects that don’t bring profit to the residents”, says the president of the Bihor County Council, Ilie Bolojan.

A former mayor for three terms, Bolojan says attracting investment is vital. “If there are jobs in the locality, people have more opportunities. They make a living, they get a house, they are less tempted to leave, and the town develops”.

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In order to encourage mayors to follow these principles of efficiency, in the last three years CJ Bihor has redistributed money from the county budget to local administrations taking into account several indicators, starting with the size of personnel costs compared to own revenues and up to the degree of collection of own income.

“This year we did not apply these indicators, because from the summer in some localities the mayors will change and it would be unfair for the newcomers to be punished with smaller allocations for the performances of their predecessors”, explained Bolojan. But the principles remain valid…

The continuation, in Ebihoreanul.ro

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