Easy to damage the results with dreams

The mayor of Aarhus is optimistic about the future of Árborg following the turnaround of the municipality’s operations. Asked about risk areas in operations over the next few years, he mentions external influences such as inflation, but also the dreams of some government affairs who could restore the municipality’s debt position as a few years ago.

This is stated in a day, where Bragi Bjarnason, mayor of Aarhus and the Independent Party’s leader, reviews the great turnaround that has taken place in the operation of Aarhus.

He says the risk areas are in external conditions such as inflation where local government loans are secured. So you have to continue the search for hot and cold water

« But I see nothing but positive with the future, there are so many opportunities for us that I think everything is going well with us in that regard. It’s bright ahead, » says Bragi.

Walk better than he expected

The annual accounts of Árborg for 2024 are one of the best from the beginning, but during the last term there was a high debt accumulation under the control of the Central Party, Progress, the Social Democratic Alliance and the Aarhus. Subsequently, the majority was killed and the majority of the Independents took over and took great optimization measures.

Is there something in the aftermath that you could have done better, or did it go better than you expected?

« It has really gone as we hoped, but I also have to say better than you expected. As I came in earlier – we expected we would be in a good position but not so good, » says Bragi.

« Of course we do not want that at all »

He then returned to the previous question about risk factors in the municipality’s operations and said one uncertainty was politics.

« But we also know that there are elections next year and the situation is sensitive to the fact that now it is important that we keep a course responsible for the business.

Click the link below to access the interview with Braga Bjarnason as a whole.