House invests in Lisbon in 2009

Urban renewal (20.2 million), public space / green space (21 million) and park at school (five million) are the three major priority areas for investment in the business plan the City of Lisbon for 2009 .

Antonio Costa stressed yesterday the public presentation of the two structural documents for the government of the city (plan and budget), the consolidation of accounts and management rigor during the year 2008 as a predominant factor to allow doing what until now had not been possible - "relaunch investment."

The 643 million from the budget of the City of Lisbon for 2009 were achieved with the efforts of "reducing expenditure by about 30%, or 253 million euros less than in 2007." The contention has borne fruit, according to Coast, since the increase in funds set aside for the Plan of Activities was 46%. To finance the budget of 2009 to compete revenue expected from structural 523.8 million (over 30.6 million), the extraordinary revenue of 91.7 million (plus 46.4 million) and an external financing of 27.7 million euros (plus 11.4 million).

Regarding the development of the expenditure, the team of Coast to increase two percent with the staff, one per cent with the operation and to service their debt increased by 27.5%, fruit, according to the mayor, the consolidation of the debt short-term and above the "lead of the Court of Auditors to the loan that would have access to exceptional circumstances" and that it was anticipated in the plan of reorganization of the accounts.

The backlash that has been obtained as a result of tightening of the belt allows for the debut of participatory budgeting. "The householders by vote to chose which areas to implement five million euros," said Costa. The cycle paths and green corridor of the Parque Eduardo VII were two of the five projects selected. Among the priorities of the activities, the urban regeneration stands out with the intervention in the districts of almond, Lóios, Owner and County in Marvila; bet in the public space / green passes through the experience of hiring outside cleaning, construction the elevator to the Castle of S. Jorge and the refurbishment of 17 viewpoints.

For the school, the camera provides for the construction of 11 new schools and gardens-of-childhood and works of recovery in dozens of schools.