2023 Liège Municipal Budget: €13 Million Bonus, No Increase in Taxation, and Increased Investment in City Redevelopment

2023-12-12 08:07:42

This time it was presented on time and will be defended next week before the municipal council. This year, the City’s budget is presented with an overall bonus of 13 million euros (thanks in particular to the sale of VOO) and is presented without an increase in taxation and without layoffs of staff and also “with prospects of appointments and recruitment”, according to the presentation made yesterday to the press. “These measures are made possible by the savings made in energy and the grouping of services in the new administrative city.“, notes the mayor.

The police zone’s allocations are increasing (+5.5M), which augurs an increased police presence on the streets. The objective is to reach a framework of 1,045 full-time equivalents. The CPAS receives an additional €800,000.

In this context, it is planned to pursue a proactive investment policy for the redeployment of our City (+ EUR 157.5M of new investments). This will involve, for example, redeploying public toilets worthy of the name, improving the aid policy for traders, redeveloping several public spaces but also investing in crèches or reception environments (5.5 million ) and in certain sports infrastructures (11 million).

It should also be noted that an envelope of €1,536,000 has been released (subsidized to the tune of €1,340,658) in order to continue the measure of free school meals in municipal basic education.

Redevelopment of Place Xavier Neujean: 1.5M EUR
• Redevelopment of the Place de l’Opéra: 1.5M EUR
• Renovation of the Péralta park: 4M EUR
• Renovation of Clajot park: 2.9M EUR
• Redevelopment of the rue de Londres recreational space: 1.6M
EUR
• Redevelopment of the Botanical Garden playground:
120.000 EUR

The 2023 Liège municipal budget recalibrated and #rectified by the Region

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