The Board of Directors of the Tourist Centers has approved the General Budget of the Entity for the year 2023, which amounts to 28,985,834.07 euros and contemplates a profit of 1,713,967.56 euros, with the vote against of the PP and the abstention of CC. After the session, the CEO of the entity, Benjamín Perdomo, explained that the budget is a document "realistic and adjusted to the moment of global uncertainty that we are experiencing".
Perdomo wanted to highlight "the increase of almost 50%" in the item destined for the conservation and maintenance of the work of César Manrique, which goes from 600,000 to 1,128,000 euros, "and the million euros that we put back at the disposal of the cultural and artistic fabric after the success that the call for this year has reaped".
In addition, he pointed out that this year they will continue "advancing" in the processes they started "for the control of current spending and the efficient management of the resources and assets of the entity, which have given such good results during these last years".
He also announced that the budget approved this Friday "will allow us to face with maximum guarantees the challenges of this coming year", among which he cited "the process for the provision of technological equipment for the new House of Volcanoes and the transformation of our fleet of vehicles towards a more efficient system from an energy point of view".
Analysis of the budget of the Tourist Centers
The 2023 budget of the Tourist Centers contemplates an increase in income from tickets, which goes from 14.1 million euros in 2022 to 19.1 in 2023, and from restaurant services, from 5.7 in 2022 to 6.4 this coming year. "It is a historical fact resulting from the improvement of the competitiveness of the proposal of our restaurants and the reduction of production costs, which means an increase in income," they point out from the institution.
On the other hand, personnel expenses remain at 14.9 million euros, including salaries, social charges and Social Security borne by the company, and the salary increase established by the Government. Likewise, supply expenses reach 560,000 euros, "reflecting that the public company maintains the path of sustainable growth".
