Municipal finances

The Municipality of Söderköping makes plans on the premise that the population will rise and that it shall do so within the parameters of a stable municipal economy.
The municipality is seen as an attractive place to live and there is also a great interest in building new houses. Planning for new residential areas is a continuous process.

Budget for 2009

According to the budget for 2009, net costs for the running of municipal operations and services total 625 million SEK. The revenue from municipal taxes has already been subtracted. In addition there are financial costs in the region of 9 million SEK. In order to finance the municipal costs, taxes and state contributions are used totalling 637 million SEK. The result forecasted for 2009 amounts to + 3.2 million SEK.

Annual Report 2007

According to the annual report for 2007, the net costs were 572 million SEK, tax revenues totalled 469 million SEK and state contributions amounted to 113 million SEK. The net balance of revenue and costs was -6 million SEK and the result was +4 million SEK.

Investments

The municipality will be investing about 15 million during 2009 (excluding the water and sewage unit). Funds have been earmarked for school outdoor environments (2m SEK), heating of the outdoor pool (0.4m SEK),  changes to existing premises (3m SEK) and streets and parks (4m SEK). According to the investment report for 2007, the investments totalled 59 million SEK (excluding the water and sewage unit) of which the largest sums were used for school premises (21m SEK), the outdoor pool (10m SEK) and streets and roads (4.5m SEK).

Municipal audit

The municipal auditors review all the operations run by the Municipal Executive Board, other committees and Ramunderstaden AB to ensure that the operations comply with generally accepted standards. The auditors are selected by the Municipal Council and present their review to them. The auditors have expert assistance at hand to support their work.

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