The prefect of Loiret was welcomed to the departmental council on Thursday October 17, with a “For sale” sign displayed on all the screens of the hemicycle of the real estate of the Department hosting state services.
Sophie Brocas, prefect of Loiret, and several heads of state services were invited, Thursday, October 17, to the session of the departmental council, to present the 2023 activity report, an exercise imposed each year.
A fitting welcome
The departmental executive had planned a special welcome, while, in the 2025 finance bill, the government plans to reduce grants to communities by 5 billion.
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To show that the Department, which expects a drop in revenue, will have difficulty balancing its budget next year, she was able to see on all the screens in the hemicycle a (false) announcement of the sale of departmental real estate.
Price 13 million euros
Courthouse, Loiret prefecture as well as the sub-prefectures of Pithiviers and Montargis – only buildings in which state services are housed – were put up for sale at a total price of 13 million euros.
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This offer was fictitious and the prefect was not impressed by this scenario, mentioning that the work done in these buildings was financed by the State.
Philippe Abline
