City of Ramla (000’s NIS)

Average 2004-2005

Average 2006-2009

Income

321,677

309,809

Budget

345,929

308,087

Budget Surplus/Deficit

−24,252

1722

Running Budget Deficit

−7.27%

0.56%

Independent Income

213,793

196,958

Independent Budgetary Income

61.27%

63.96%

Property Tax

115,820

170,062

Collection Rate of Property Tax

85.05%

82.34%

Budgetary Property Tax

34.07%

54.88%

Loan Repayments

23,108

16,575

Budgetary Loan Repayments

6.81%

5.38%

Financial Expenses

4238

2825

Budgetary Financial Expenses

1.23%

0.93%

Wage Expenses

91,392

104,708

Budgetary Wage Expenses

26.55%

33.98%

Pension Payments

19,368

22,270

Budgetary Pension Payments

5.58%

7.24%

Accum. Surplus/Deficit Reg. Budget

−83,846

−54,007

Accumulated Surplux/Deficit

−88,455

−58,616

Accum. Surplus/Deficit Budget

−26.21%

−19.15%

Loan Burden

129,022

152,724

Budgetary Loan Burden

36.78%

49.70%