The president invites the Prime Minister or his possible successor to come and speak to take responsibility for his choices and say it clearly.
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. »
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 uncompensated compulsory expenses for the 2024 budget alone. , 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 future prospects. 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!
