Citizens pay more for less
Hart was dealing with the finances of the City of Reykjavik in a debate on the city’s annual accounts, but independents said he showed that citizens were increasingly paying to the city for less and poorer services. The mayor objected to it and said there was no problem to deliver good annual accounts if the service seats on the chin.
Increased tax burden
« We can see that between 2013 and 2024, the tax burden per employed person in Reykjavik has increased by ISK 348 thousand annually at constant prices. This means that each home with two forwards now pays an average of almost 700 thousand krónur to the city. day.
Heida Björg Hilmisdóttir, the mayor of the Social Democratic Alliance, opposed Hildur’s claims and said they were tricks. It was a joy that the tax burden on each citizen was increasing, it showed that people’s wage income was rising. The mayor told the City of Reykjavik at the forefront of development for people with disabilities, but last year the city had paid three billion krónur in initial contributions to the development of cost -effective housing.
Bad business and poor service
« I can agree that it is a joy that people’s wage income is increased. But it is not a joy in my mind, much more problems, if households in the city pay an ever -higher proportion of their wage earners in a city fund, especially when the city fund is badly run, and no less while the service is deteriorating.
« The reality is that here, citizens pay more for less, the service is deteriorating and the quality of life is worse than in neighboring municipalities. Here are underutilized opportunities for tax cuts, that’s what these numbers tell me, » said Hildur.
At the same time, Hildur said the majority’s policy on the development of cost -effective housing has asked for a shipwreck. The latest manifestation was the structure of the village in Gufunes, where huge discounts have been given by building rights and requirements for quality for the development. Constructors have made a toe and finger, but residents have been sitting with miserable living conditions.
« I’m not sure this policy is something to be particularly proud of, » said Hildur.
No problem to return good annual accounts
Heida said this shows the right -wing world of right -wingers who did not care for people’s well -being and service, but only figures, percentage and annual accounts.
« It is no problem to deliver good annual accounts if you do not provide good service, » said the mayor. « It’s no problem. »
« We are pointing out that it is undesirable for people to pay an ever -higher krónur number of their wages in the city fund, » Hildur replied, saying city officials are obliged to « take good care of the share that people pay for their self -resources in a city fund. »
