The Province of L’Aquila approves the 2023 management report: 24 million available for new investments. President Caruso: “Exceptional result, together with the Pnrr funds, resources for schools and roads are freed up.”
A record administration surplus of 86 million euros, of which 24 million available for new investments, a reduction in management expenses of as much as 2 million euros, despite the increases in energy and raw material costs, a cash fund of 180 million euros, the real estate assets increasing by 12 million euros. These are just some of the salient data of 2023 management report of the Province of L’Aquila, approved this morning at the headquarters in Via Monte Cagno in the capital. The document represents an assessment of the actual income and expenditure of last year, compared to what is reported in the budget forecast, in order to verify deviations and possibly to bring the accounts back into balance.
“As already happened with the budget forecast approved in December, today, once again ahead of what is required by law, with the green light for the final budget for 2023, we have recorded an extraordinary result – comments the President of the Province of L’Aquila Angelo Caruso – The 24 million euros of ascertained surplus will now be promptly used for activities in the various sectors, already planned and emergency. Another important aspect to underline is that of the decrease in current spending: over the years we have managed to recover staff, hiring work units especially of a technical and administrative nature, we have purchased means for road management and despite these investments we are recording a decrease of 2 million euros for ordinary management, a figure that goes against the trend of many other public administrations”.
In the financial resources of the Province of L’Aquila there are also the funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr) relating to school buildings for 12 million euros, which reach 16 million with the participation of the Province, to which are added 7 million euros from the complementary funds to the Pnrr, reserved for seismic craters and for roads under the authority’s responsibility .
“We do not limit ourselves to ordinary administration – continues President Caruso -, but we will continue to plan and invest in the years to come. And in this sense the Pnrr resources represent an important lever, to be used quickly and well to give a great boost to public works, to the benefit of the territories. In particular, pending our skills, for the energy efficiency of our schools and gyms, with thermal insulation, replacement of old fixtures, the installation of photovoltaic panels in our school buildings. Interventions which will then lead to important savings in terms of maintenance and operating costs.”
The report on the detailed state of the organisation’s accounts was illustrated by the manager of the General Accounting sector Paola Contestabile, who in turn comments: “the results of the report are extremely positive and not at all predictable, from a financial and economic point of view. The institution also records an increase in real estate assets of 12 million euros, and from a movable point of view of almost 800,000, with an increase compared to previous years. There are proven revenues of 77 million euros, even in the face of an increase in tax revenues. Finally, the cash fund of around 180 million guarantees full solvency towards suppliers”.
