To make “savings”, the president of the Haute-Garonne Departmental Council cancels his wishes

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It's a obligatory passage. The opportunity to bring together all the political and economic actors, the active and republican forces of the department in the light of the New Year. An obligatory passage? In Haute-Garonne, the assertion must now be combined with the imperfect tense.

“Symbolic decision”

In a tweet posted on the X network, Friday January 3, 2025, Sebastien Vincinipresident of Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne, took a decision that was both symbolic and radical: Cancel purely and simply the wishes.

“I have canceled the traditional greeting ceremonies, greeting cards and letters addressed to the Haut-Garonnais,” says Mr. Vincini. “Facing the need to reduce public spendingand the financial difficulties of communities, even symbolic, there are no small savings! “.

Without cake, no cakein short… Also a way of justifying to the staff, the 400 to 500 positions recently eliminated within the local authority, to deal with the budget cuts imposed by the State.

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