Budgetary questions occupied the elected officials of the Golden Stones during the last community council on May 29: they first looked at the validation of the single financial account (CFU) 2023, before approving a loan of 1 million euros from the Savings Bank.
As mentioned by Alain Van Der Ham, vice-president in charge of finances of the Beaujolais Pierres Dorées Community of Communes (CCBPD): “We have major work planned this year and our cash flow is decreasing. We will try to borrow as late as possible to benefit from a drop in rates.”
A cash line with the Rhône Alpes savings bank of 1 million euros, usable by drawings, was thus opened at the Ester rate (Editor’s note: reference interbank market interest rate in the euro zone) +0 .55%. As explained during the presentation of CFU 2023, the community saw its expenses increase by 9% last year, compared to only 5% for its revenues.
Secure finances
In particular, higher personnel costs due to the revaluation of the index point and the opening of the Petits Plongeurs crèche in Anse. Most of the 2023 investment spending was self-financed by the CCBPD, which had not taken out any new loans that year.
The community’s gross savings, increased from 22% in 2022 to 20% in 2023, are therefore decreasing but remain satisfactory “We consider that we are in good financial health at around 15%”, underlined Alain Van Der Ham.
The use of borrowing in 2024 will allow the CCBPD to secure its finances while continuing its investment program which, from the expansion of its headquarters to the rehabilitation of the Espace Pierres Folles, promises to be busy.
