The departmental right has a political message to convey. To do this, the 100% Lot-et-Garonne group, led by Pierre Chollet, has revived the tradition of greetings to the press which, in the past, was perpetuated by the sole departmental majority at the Saint-Jacques hotel. But much more than sharing the cake with the journalists, for the opposition it was a question of distributing a few loaves of bread to the departmental left. Or rather a few speckled foil spades.
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This is because on the right, distrust competes with concern. Concern about the savings plan on which the administration chaired by Sophie Borderie is working, constrained by a deadly scissors effect (drop in revenue on the one hand and a slap in the face of the State on the other hand) ), to find, at best, 44 million euros; at worst, 60 million. “In October 2024, the president assured us that 29 million euros in savings (out of a budget of 485 million) have already been earmarked. » Where? The opposition is kept away from the choices here and regrets it. “The majority uses vague stratagems and engages in a political game that is not up to the challenges,” deplores Pierre Chollet.
-“The hardest thing in twenty years”
“It intends to trap us, by accusing us either of making proposals disconnected from reality, or of not making any… The problem is that we do not have access to all the information, and that we do not We don't all have an administration at our service. » But the leader of the right and the center assures: “We will be able to hold the place that is ours. That of a constructive opposition, but which will know how to make its voice and its differences heard. » Which ones?
“The majority keeps saying that there are no savings to be made in terms of social spending, more than 285 million euros in 2025; we think the opposite. » The opposition is therefore impatiently awaiting the budgetary orientation debate, where probably the main lines of the 2025 budget (and the drastic cuts) will be revealed, before the vote on the initial budget on March 21. “The hardest thing in twenty years,” warns Pierre Chollet.
