this mayor of Val-d’Oise accuses the State

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The painful moment has passed and the very unpleasant surprise, considering that it is still one, with: a new increase in the property tax. An increase of 3.9% for Cergy owners.

Except that this time, and unlike last year, the municipality of Cergy has nothing to do with it. “The City has not increased its tax rate, it is the State which has increased the cadastral value by 3.9% on average,” we specify at Cergy town hall. All in a context where the State has continued to reduce its allocations: 40 million euros accumulated over 12 years for the City of Cergy. »

Mayor’s letter

To be sure that everyone understands correctly and to answer the question asked by many Cergy residents – why is it still increasing? -, Jean-Paul Jeandon, the PS mayor of Cergy, wrote a letter addressed to all the owners.

“This increase is a decision of the Minister of Finance and not of the local authorities,” points out the elected official. The City of Cergy has not increased its tax rate. »

Further, the mayor of Cergy specifies that in “ten years, rates in the City of Cergy have only increased by 3% while the government has abolished the housing tax. This increase was dedicated solely to the investment necessary for the ecological and energy transition of public equipment and spaces. »

“Well done! »

Last year, the municipal majority of Cergy increased the local property tax by 3%. The end of fourteen years of fiscal stability. An increase approved by a majority (35 votes for, 12 against). The left and right oppositions had expressed their disagreement. Major disagreement.

“Using the tax lever is the worst choice for us. This is a major denial of one of your electoral promises which was not to increase taxes, asserted Armand Payet (Horizons), the leader of the right-wing opposition, to Jean-Paul Jeandon. . When mayors betray their political promises, we worsen the democratic crisis. »

Between the 7.1% increase in rental values ​​of the property tax imposed by the State and the increases approved by the City of Cergy and the Cergy-Pontoise agglomeration community (26%), the property tax had increased. felt growing wings in Cergy. But also in Menucourt, Pontoise or Courdimanche. The triple punishment.

“As the mayor of Cergy did increase taxes last year, this allows him to pay for the printing and distribution of a leaflet to say that he is not increasing them this year. Well done (with our money)! », quips Alexandre Pueyo (Lr), opposition municipal councilor.

Eighteen months before the next municipal elections, taxation is not just a question of the wallet, it is also a political matter…

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