Dominic Fritz, the mayor of Timișoara, harshly criticizes a budget amendment that will force Timisoara to pay 13 million euros, saying that performing cities are “punished” and that this is a “harassment” for those who contribute the most to economy.
Dominic Fritz. Photo: video capture
The mayor of Timișoara, Dominic Fritz, reacted vehemently after, on Wednesday, the parliamentary majority adopted an amendment to the budget law that would require performing cities to transfer considerable amounts to the state budget. According to him, Timișoara will have to transfer another 13 million euros, a considerable amount that could have been invested in local development.
“They also invented this: a daughter-in-law. And Timișoara has to leave another 13 million euros to the state budget ”said Fritz, explaining that, normally, 63% of the income tax of Timisoara remains locally. However, the amendment adopted by the Parliament stipulates that any income that exceeds the national average income tax will be subject to an additional 15%tax. “Although it sounds complicated, it is simple: the national average of the quota is expected to be 2,000 lei income tax per capita. In Timișoara, where we do not have much unemployment and salaries are better, the average is estimated at 3,700 lei, almost double than the national average. On the difference of 1,700 lei we must give for each Timisoara the harassment fee of 15% at government. ”
The mayor stressed that this additional amount will not be used for important local projects, such “The financing of the retirement premium at Romsilva of 100,000 euros or for the reserve fund of tens of billion” “. He harshly criticized the way the government will use this money and stressed that, through this mechanism, “Mediocrity was more important than performance”.
Fritz asked for a real administrative reform, which strengthened local autonomy and not “suck money from those who produce.” “There is a need for a real and brave administrative reform to strengthen local autonomy, not suck from those who produce“He said, emphasizing that Timisoara does not ask for” mentions “, but wants to use its resources for the development of the city.
“Timișoara, one of the great taxpayers at budgetit is even in solidarity with the rest of the country. But do not take us by suckers, dear PSD-PNL parliamentarians who have voted that”, Concluded the mayor.
