The number of workers increased by almost 40 percent from 2018 to 2021
Last year, the Government of Jocotepec registered a total of 547 civil servants. Photo: File.
Héctor Ruiz Mejía (Jocotepec).- Despite the fact that authorities claim that the municipality of Jocotepec has a limited budget, during the last four years the number of City Hall workers increased from 398 to 547.
According to a report issued by the Tax Administration Service (SAT) under folio number 22NA4165087, corresponding to fiscal years 2018 to 2021, the municipality increased its workforce by 37.43% during that period.
Although in daily discourse, the municipal president of Jocotepec, José Miguel Gómez López, states that Jocotepec has little budget, the information obtained through transparency shows the opposite.
In 2018 City Hall had 398 workers; this increased to 540 in 2019 and dropped to 534 in 2020. In 2021, 547 City Hall workers were on the payroll.
Total salaries and wages of civil servants as reported increased the budget by 25.17%.
In 2018, the municipality of Jocotepec paid a total of 52,560,210.72 pesos (about US$2.6 million); in 2019 the amount was 56,743,975.04 pesos (about US$2.8 million). In 2020 it increased to 67,505,644 pesos (about US$3.3 million).
2021 closed with a payroll expense of 65,789,990 pesos (about US$3.28 million) together with a section of salary exempt payments of 3,143,411 pesos (about US$157,000) totaling 68,933,401 pesos (about US$3.44 million).
After the cutback of federal funds, the municipal president reduced the salaries of councilmen 50% and salaries of employees in positions of trust 30 percent as a cost saving measure. Despite these reductions to payroll, 2021 was the year in which the most money was spent on salaries.
Translated by Nita Rudy
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