Attention, town halls closed. From November 19 to 21, public reception will not be guaranteed in the town halls of ten communes in the Hautes Cévennes. The reason? The austerity cure requested by the government as part of the 2025 finance bill.”The bludgeoning of our communities which seems to serve as a general direction is unacceptable!” wrote in a press release Sylvain André, mayor of Cendras and president of the association of mayors of Gard. A further reduction in resources allocated to communities would also have a direct impact on local businesses, particularly those in the building and public works sector..”
A saving of 5 billion euros
In total, the government plans to cut 5 billion euros from grants to local authorities in 2025. To protest, a collective of ten municipalities therefore decided to close their town hall from November 19 to 21. The choice of dates is not trivial, since it corresponds to the day to the 106th Mayors' Show and local authorities which will be held in Paris. “The AMR 30 fully supports the initiative of the Hautes Cévennes collective and calls on all its member municipalities to do the same.”
