The plenary session of the Sant Antoni de Portmany Town Council has approved this Thursday the reduction of the waste tax for large and single-parent families, a tax measure that reduces by 99.32 euros per year the receipt of the usual housing, 53.7% less than the general rate, set at 185.95 euros. The modification of the ordinance has gone ahead in plenary session and is now in public exhibition before its final approval.
Municipal taxation with a social focus The initiative incorporates a specific rebate for households with higher family burdens, with the aim of relieving the tax burden and moving towards a more balanced application of the rates, as highlighted by the Consistory.
The agreement also introduces adjustments in the reduction of the tax for dwellings with agricultural activity or located in rural areas, which will only be applied to properties without a tourist license, in order to align the rebate with its original purpose.
The modification has counted with the votes in favor of the government team, the rejection of the PSOE and the abstention of VOX and Unidas Podemos. After the public information process, the City Council will be able to approve it definitively.
Other resolutions of the plenary session
In the same session, the City Council approved an agreement with the Port Authority of the Balearic Islands for the concession of the Far de ses Coves Blanques, with a ten-year renewable term and an annual fee of 9,541.79 euros, for its conservation and public use.
The green light was also given to an amendment to the contract for the Vara de Rey boulevard, with a contribution of 802,820.65 euros for essential improvements in the execution of the works.
