“We are in solidarity with our cultural actors, but we will not be able to plug the hole of what the Region will not provide. » At the close of the Mayenne community community council, Tuesday November 26, 2024, Tony Bonnet, vice-president in charge of culture and heritage, wanted to make a “situation point” on the budget cuts announced by the Pays de la Loire region for the year 2025.
“In terms of culture, we announce a 73% drop in subsidies”, affirms the elected official who also speaks of reductions in subsidies for associations with social and sporting aims: “On sport, we announce less than 75%. »
€128,000 less in subsidies
If the vote on the budget by the Region will only take place on December 19 and 20 “many cultural actors have already been called to announce withdrawals of subsidies”, assures Tony Bonnet. The first figures put forward by these actors show a drop in subsidies “€128,000: €100,000 on live entertainment and €28,000 on heritage”, announces the chosen one. “We hope for a return to reason in the Region and above all a resumption of dialogue. »
Antoine Valpremit, vice-president in charge of territorial strategy, said “terrified” by these announcements. He quotes Croq'les mots, brat! “which is an exemplary action in Haute Mayenne for reading young children”. According to him, La Vigie, the memorial to the Deportees, will also be impacted: “It’s incomprehensible that we would cut funding at La Vigie given the role they play in civic and popular education.”
