The president of the Lot Department cancels wishes and denounces state budget cuts

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Faced with a loss of 8 million euros in revenue in 2025 imposed by the Governmentadding to 12 million in uncompensated expenses in 2024, the president of the Lot Department, Serge Rigalchose tocancel traditional departmental wishes. A strong decision to denounce a situation that he considers unfair and beyond his control.

Sound management praised by the Regional Audit Chamber

For 10 years, the Lot Department has halved its debt and doubled its investments in colleges, mobility, fiber, housing, renewable energies and support for municipalities.

The Occitanie Regional Audit Chamber in its latest report (2024) underlined this good management: “During the period under review (2018-2022), the Department significantly improved its financial situation which can be described as healthy. »

Budget cuts with serious consequences for the Lot

Conversely, to absorb the State deficit, the Barnier Government has decided to deprive the Lot of 8 million euros of revenue in 2025, which are added to the 12 million of compulsory expenses not compensated for the 2024 budget alone, that is, so much money that will not go to protected children, to the elderly and disabled, to colleges, to the roads.

In this context, Serge Rigal, President of the Lot Department, decided not to organize greetings from the Department because he refuses to be the bearer of bad news for which he is not responsible.

Every year, this moment of sharing, meetings and conviviality is an opportunity to map out perspectives. If the State wants to force communities to make savings on people's lives, President Rigal invites the Prime Minister or his possible successor to come and speak to take responsibility for his choices and say it clearly!

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