The austerity budget will be expensive for local authorities in Gironde

The “compulsory reserve” of “maximum 2% of revenue” would concern the 450 largest communities. Intercommunalités de France, the federation of metropolises and communities of municipalities, has estimated the distribution of these deductions.

This “contribution” could amount to 49.2 million euros for the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, 34.1 million for the Gironde Department, and 16.4 million for Bordeaux Métropole. The Libourne agglomeration community (Cali) would contribute 1 million euros, as would Villenave d’Ornon and Talence.

The other municipalities concerned in the department are Pessac (1.4 million), Mérignac (nearly 2 million). The effort would amount to 8.3 million for Bordeaux, when the last operating grant paid to it by the State was 34.6 million.

“Dramatic” consequences

This effort is “unacceptable”, declare in a forum 44 elected officials from large cities gathered in the France Urbaine association, including Pierre Hurmic, the mayor of Bordeaux:

“The consequences of such a measure would be dramatic in terms of public investment at a time when the country needs it so much. What’s more, the Government’s desire to concentrate the demand for effort on the 450 largest communities is incomprehensible. Has he forgotten that two thirds of French people in poverty live in large cities? They need the public services we provide. »

Intercommunalités de France estimates that these levies from the State “would represent up to 15% of their gross savings, forcing communities either to give up their projects or to go into heavy debt to honor the contracts they have signed”.

Added to this measure is the reduction of the Green Fund. Exclusively intended to finance the ecological transition of communities, its envelope will increase from 2.5 billion euros to 1 billion. At least if the finance bill is adopted by the National Assembly.