Recovery plan for the post-coronavirus period

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the whole world and is also having an impact on Tuusula in many ways, treating both people and businesses very unequally. The municipality’s finances are also burdened by large, debt-financed investments, with the municipality’s financial statements for this year and next year showing a deficit.

Corona has had a significant impact this year and is likely to continue to have a significant impact throughout next year on the municipality’s own finances, as well as on the finances and well-being of residents and businesses operating in Tuusula. Recovery will take several years.

The Social Democratic Council Group proposes that Tuusula begin drafting a long-term recovery plan that extends beyond the current council term to address the current and ongoing impacts of the coronavirus on welfare and the economy, particularly after the end of the government’s substantial coronavirus support.

The aim of the plan should be to consider alternative models for supporting the mental and financial well-being of municipal residents and how the municipality could direct support to businesses operating in Tuusula that are suffering from the effects of the coronavirus. The threat of bankruptcies is obvious, and unemployment, layoffs and, in particular, the increase in long-term unemployment are also having a direct impact on the municipality’s tax revenue.

The time frame of the plan must be sufficiently long. From 2022 until at least the end of the decade, the goal is a step-by-step, consistent recovery plan, the means of which range from zoning and investment prioritisation to ensuring the well-being of children and the elderly across a wide range of sectors.

The progress and implementation of the recovery plan would be monitored, for example, in connection with interim reports, in addition to the annual budget and municipal planning process. The difference between these annual routines is that the plan has a significantly longer time frame.

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