Las Rozas Ends 2025 with 3.6M Surplus

Las Rozas de Madrid said on May 22 that it closed its 2025 budget with a surplus of 3.67 million euros, according to figures presented by finance councillor Enrique González at the municipality’s ordinary May plenary session. The town also reported a treasury surplus for general spending of 1.74 million euros. González said the 2025 budget liquidation met Spain’s budget stability target and left the municipality’s debt ratio at 30.54%. He said the debt would be amortized on the timetable already set and remained well below limits established by Spain’s Finance Ministry. The result adds a year-end outcome to a budget that Las Rozas had approved at 134.86 million euros in February 2025. At that time, the municipality said the plan increased spending by 11% from 2024 and would be financed without external borrowing for a second straight year. The 2025 budget kept local taxes, fees and public prices frozen, while the town also announced a future cut in the industrial property tax rate. (aquienlasierra.es) ### Which numbers did Las Rozas report for the 2025 close? The municipality reported a surplus of 3,670,825 euros and a treasury surplus for general spending of 1,739,511 euros, according to the figures González presented in the May plenary session. Those were the headline numbers attached to the liquidation of the 2025 municipal budget. (lasrozas.es) The debt ratio stood at 30.54%, González said. He told councillors that the debt would continue to be repaid under the established schedule and remained far below the thresholds set by the Finance Ministry. ### Who presented the figures and what did he say? (aquienlasierra.es) Enrique González, the councillor for finance, presented the budget liquidation data to the plenary session. He said the figures showed that the 2025 liquidation complied with the budget stability objective. (aquienlasierra.es) González said the results “reflect the solidity and balance of the municipal treasury” and were the product of “responsible and efficient management” that kept citizen services and public-service quality as priorities. He also said the municipality’s economic management was aimed at guaranteeing the town’s long-term financial sustainability. (aquienlasierra.es) ### How does that compare with the budget Las Rozas approved for 2025? Las Rozas approved its 2025 budget at 134,860,984 euros in an extraordinary plenary session on Feb. 25, 2025, according to the municipality’s budget announcement and approval notice. The town said both revenue and spending were set at the same amount. (aquienlasierra.es) The February 2025 budget package said investment would reach 20.5 million euros. It also said 33% of spending was allocated to environment and security, with about 25 million euros for environment and 20 million euros for security, while sports absorbed nearly 15 million euros and education, culture and youth together accounted for more than 14 million euros. (lasrozas.es) ### Did the town say how it was financing the budget? The February 2025 budget announcement said Las Rozas did not need external financing for the second consecutive year. The municipality said the year’s spending would be covered exclusively with municipal resources. The same announcement said the town would keep taxes, fees and public prices frozen, maintain the residential property tax at the legal minimum and reduce the industrial property tax from the following year. (lasrozas.es) Those measures formed part of the budget framework that preceded the 2025 year-end liquidation. ### Where was the 2025 result disclosed? (lasrozas.es) The May 2026 ordinary plenary session was the venue where González presented the liquidation figures, according to the local report and the municipality’s website listing the news item. The town’s transparency portal also hosts its budget and financial information, including the 2025 budget documentation. (lasrozas.es) As of May 2026, the municipality’s transparency and finance pages showed the 2025 budget materials and annual accounts archive, while the May plenary session served as the forum for reporting the liquidation result. The next formal milestones are the continued debt amortization schedule cited by González and the publication of updated municipal financial records through the town’s transparency portal. (aquienlasierra.es)