Ghent (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Ghent plans a €120 million budget cut (8%) to invest in sustainability and infrastructure. The city may replace private cleaners with its staff for schools, museums, and public toilets, sparking political debate.
Ghent is reducing its budget by €120 million, approximately 8% of its entire budget. They stated that this would enable them to invest in new projects, particularly in infrastructure and sustainability. The city also wants to use this money to make sure its finances are strong for the future. Some people are worried about how the city will save money without affecting important services.
Officials mentioned that one idea is to have the city itself clean schools, museums, and public toilets, instead of using outside companies. This is because some people think the cleaning services from outside companies have not been good enough. The city has already tried to fix this problem, but there are still issues.
Will Ghent replace private cleaners with city workers?
Ghent wants to make sure its workers are treated fairly and do a good job. Officials mentioned that the city has a lot of debt, so it needs to find ways to save money. Some people think the city should spend money on important services and cut back on other things. Ghent is trying to find a way to save money while still providing good services for everyone.
Ghent is talking to its workers and unions about taking over the cleaning of schools, museums, and public restrooms. They want to do this because they are worried about how much work cleaners have to do and how clean the places are. Ghent already made the private companies follow stricter rules, but they are still thinking about having city workers do the cleaning instead.
Ghent hasn’t decided yet if they will hire their workers to clean instead of using private companies. The city wants to think carefully about everything before making a decision. Some other political groups are upset because they think the city is being unfair.
A few points and commas have been adjusted in the opposition’s proposal. It is then presented as a new proposal from the majority and approved as such. That is not serious. A trend break was promised, but that is not the case. Moreover, we were shown the text half an hour before the session,
other political groups said.
