City Budget in 2009 Will Constitute UAH 549 Million. Ascetic But Viable

The project of city budget for 2009 was almost unanimously adopted by the session of Chernivtsi City Council on January 15.
Chernivtsi city budget for 2009 will be deficit-free, general amount of its revenues will constitute UAH 548,7 million, including revenues amount of general fund – UAH 444,8 million, special fund – UAH 103,9 million.
Vice-Mayor of Chernivtsi, Head of Department of Finance of Chernivtsi City Council Mr. Yevhen Prokopets’ has informed that the amount of basket I of city budget constitutes UAH 217,7 million (this is UAH 9.2 million less than in 2008). Decrease of these revenues is caused by expected lessening of revenues of physical persons tax due to shortened personnel payment funds during crisis.
Amount of basket II in this year constitutes UAH 81,2 million (this is UAH 58 million less than in 2008). It is planned to collect local taxes and fees for the sum of UAH 23,5 million (this is UAH 7 million more than lest year).
The amount of budget special fund will constitute UAH 80,6 million, including UAH 50.4 million (in 2008 the budget of development counted UAH 81.2 million).
It is planned to shorten the expenses for energy payment by budget institutions by 20%. UAH 243.7 million is presupposed for the salary in budget sphere (13% more than in 2008). Unit weight of salary in budget expenses constitutes almost 55% (in education – 81%, healthcare – 82%, culture – 80%, sports and physical culture - 82%).
Mr. Volodymyr Pronin, Head of Deputies’ commission on economics, budget and finances has announced that the revenue part of the city budget in 2009 is reasonable and real to fulfill, while expense part is ascetic but viable.