An agreement on the amount of the lump sum for the year 2015

Negotiators Community of Municipalities of Slovenia are more than fifteen substantive meetings with representatives of various ministries, with the Ministry of Finance, consistently drawn attention to the existing lack of financing for municipalities, delegated legislation without adequate financial resources, over-regulation, necessary systemic changes and errors, especially the utmost importance to municipalities, not only in terms of meeting the needs of the local residents and, but also the contribution of the municipalities to economic growth and the successful absorption of European funds for investment.

Due to the persistence of the negotiators SOS and ear government websites for system and interventional changes in legislation, current financial situation and the fact Slovenia, that we are committed to maintain the financial deficit 3% gross domestic product, Today was a final compromise on assets, they will receive in the county 2015. It is crucial, that the government will provide adequate savings (22,8 My.) through the legislative system changes, municipalities that will reduce costs and thereby fulfill a prerequisite for the reduced amount of the lump sum; in so far as it does not succeed through systemic change is committed, that will be provided in another way.

The agreement on the amount of the lump sum for the year 2015 will contain the following terms and commitments:

1. An integral part of the legislative package, by the government to the National Assembly for the execution of the supplementary budget 2015 until the end of January 2015 It will also draft bill on intervention measures to balance public finances of municipalities.

2. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia at the meeting of 22. January 2015 accepted an undertaking to be in 2015 adopted systemic measures to reduce the costs of implementing the statutory duties of municipalities and determine the method of coordination of these proposals with representative associations of municipalities. With the agreement of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia further undertakes to carry out all the necessary procedures, to the ministry as intermediate bodies and Government Office for Development and Cohesion Policy as the managing authority without undue delay municipalities deal with requests for reimbursement of funds to pay contractors in the implementation of cohesion projects Financial Perspective 2007-2013.

3. The lump sum for the year 2015 fixed for a period of 1. 1. 2015 of 30. 6. 2015 of 525 euros for the period from 1. 7. 2015 of 31. 12. 2015 of 500,83 euros.

4. Government of the Republic of Slovenia with the agreement on the amount of the lump bound, that by 30.6.2015 implementation, system cost-cutting measures municipalities in the implementation of the statutory duties to ensure the adoption of measures to reduce costs for municipalities 22,8 € million on an annual basis or as otherwise provided funding. Also, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Association of Municipalities of Understanding commit, that we will be in 2015 together regularly monitor and coordinate the assessment of the effects of measures, which will be implemented in 2015 with a view to, to reduce the costs of municipalities and reduce administrative burdens in the implementation of the statutory duties of municipalities. First, we will in this regard met by the end of March 2015.

5. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia and associations of municipalities have also agreed, that in 2015 for co-investment capital transfers payable in the amount of 1% of the total eligible expenditure of municipalities, difference to 2% of the total eligible expenditure of municipalities to provide in 2016 be included in the agreement for the year 2016.

As negotiators at the technical meeting with the Ministry of Finance, of the day 28.1.2015, did not have a mandate for immediate confirmation of the wording of points 5 Agreement on the amount of the lump sum, was made necessary correspondence meeting of the Presidency SOS, in which it was voted to support diction 5. point of Understanding on the lump sum.

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