The mayor of Kryvyi Rih Konstantin Pavlov stressed that the budget is balanced. The main priority includes the continuation of social support for Kryvyi Rih residents, health and education, development of transport and road infrastructure, implementation of investment projects in the field of energy efficiency.
The social expenditures form a significant part of the budget (5.7 billion, 84%). They include salaries for employees of schools and other budget institutions, payment for energy resources and utilities of hospitals, dispensaries, educational institutions, providing free travel for all Kryvyi Rih residents in urban public transport, doubling the assistance to compensate for tariff increases, other social benefits to residents.
However, doctors, teachers, social workers, kindergarten workers will be able to use it from January 1.
This was announced today by Kostiantyn Pavlov at a joint meeting of the standing deputy commissions of the Kryvyi Rih City Council, which began work on the budget of Kryvyi Rih for next year.
As provided by the program of Konstantin Pavlov, in 2021, it is planned to introduce free travel in public transport for the city residents.
At the first session of the 8th convocation of the Kryvyi Rih City Council, which took place today, after taking the oath, the elected mayor of Kryvyi Rih Kostiantyn Pavlov thanked home people for their support and outlined the principles of work on the development of Kryvyi Rih.
Konstantin Pavlov said, “Dear fellow citizens, I am grateful to you for your trust! For me, it is a great responsibility and a clear understanding that a lot of work is to be done.”
With the support of the Kryvyi Rih City Development Institution, the #TourisminKryvyiRih team presented the city's tourism products at a workshop by the National Tourism Organization of Ukraine. The travel product should be available for group use and easy to use for independent travel.
Promotion mechanisms should be available for direct booking of tickets to the sites visited and for booking services through tour operators. In our city, there are many tourist locations and extraordinary opportunities that should be used.
Within the framework of mayor Yurii Vilkul's programme for the development of urban electric transport to improve the quality of passenger transportation and passenger convenience in trams, trolleybuses and now in buses, a system of non-cash fares is being introduced.
In the test mode, validating devices for non-cash fare payment and automated passenger registration were installed in 10 buses. By the end of the year, 452 validators with ticket printing will be installed in city buses, trolleybuses and high-speed tram stations.
In total, more than 250 projects have been implemented in different districts of the city. Also, the project "Dream Park" has been implemented in Saksahanskyi Park.
Last year, at the expense of the city budget, all corners of the park were brightly lit. 92 new electric poles with modern LED lamps were installed, and the fountain was reconstructed. Also, as part of the project of the competition "Public Budget", people arranged a summer stage and an open-air playground, designed for 240 spectators. Now, people installed a kind of creative and concert corner, 2 arched entrances with lighting and a canopy over the stage as part of the project.