Finance of the aldermen of 234 municipalities have sent an urgent letter to the government because of the accumulation of austerity measures by the government.
In a letter to NRC Handelsblad published on his website, writing the executive that the rebates million in SSA, child welfare and other items are too much for. The rack is according to them.
"In recent years we are forced to perform one after the other by austerity at the expense of services for our residents," write the aldermen. Some of the discounts is in accordance with the local politicians, poorly supported or even in conflict with the agreements between central and local government. They call Plasterk Minister of the Interior to change course.
Vulnerable citizens
The councilors argue that municipalities should have massively cut back on such as cultural institutions, play, libraries, sports and traffic measures. "Further cuts in municipal budgets is irresponsible: it will lead to waiting lists in health care, dilapidated neighborhoods, damage from poorly maintained roads, an increase in the fear of crime or closing pools, child centers and museums, or to an undesirable and unacceptable high level of local taxes. "
The discounts on eg domestic help and child welfare at the expense of vulnerable citizens, write the aldermen.
Exceptional action
Another problem, according to the councilors that making a budget is impossible, because the Empire is behaving unpredictably. "Throughout the year there are large fluctuations in the figures." Many councilors impose a financial reserve to absorb Hague surprises.
The 234 councilors have written the letter outside the appropriate bodies. The VNG, and also the connections of the largest municipalities in the Netherlands, the G4 and G32, support the message of the letter is.
'Bureau Reasoning'
One of the aldermen said in the newspaper that the Cabinet "desk reasoning" does. By national politicians run models and calculations according to the letter writers piece on the local reality.
The aldermen want to explain their requests and further with the Minister talking about a solution to the problem.
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