The Manresa Chamber of Commerce and Industry had submitted allegations against the initially approved fiscal ordinances, requesting that no increase be applied to the tax burden, neither the generic 2.5% nor the singular and higher increases planned for specific ordinances.
The governing team, consisting of ERC, PSC, and Impulsem Manresa, justified the rejection based on the annual increase in municipal expenditure, driven by rising prices. They cited the CPI for November 2025 (an interannual variation of 3%) and the increase in public sector staff remuneration (2.5% for 2025 and up to 2% for 2026).
If the City Council's revenues do not increase at a level similar to the price increase, the City Council finds itself in a situation of declining available expenditure to provide services to the citizens.
The Councillor of Finance, Pere Massegú, explained that the joint analysis of all taxes justifies the increase, as the set of modifications will lead to an estimated revenue increase of approximately 1.5 million euros, necessary to finance the budget planned for 2026.
“"If we calculate including the five taxes and all fees, including the waste fee, the set of modifications will result in an estimated increase in municipal revenues of approximately 1.5 million euros, which is equivalent to an average increase of 2.57%."
Of the five municipal taxes, only the Property Tax (IBI) and the Economic Activities Tax (IAE) will increase by 2.5% for 2026. The waste fee, meanwhile, will rise by an average of 7.6% to comply with state regulations requiring city councils to cover the total cost of the service.
