budget cut – From January 1, 2025, the Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne will put an end to its Zap31 system, financial assistance for users of the department's highways traveling for work
It's official: from January 1, 2025, the Haute-Garonne department will put an end to the Zap31 system. In place for twenty-five years, it allows you to benefit from advantageous rates on tolls in the department. Aid intended for workers who went to their office via the A66, A61 and A64 motorways. The latter, via a Ulys subscription set up by Vinci Autoroutes, saw their payment reduced by at least 12%.
But that's it for this little help. “The financial situation of local authorities, and in particular of the departments, is alarming”, justifies the Departmental Council of Haute-Garonne. “The 5 billion euros in savings requested by the State further penalize local finances already under pressure,” adds Sébastien Vincini, the president of the Departmental Council.
“Today, a penny is a penny”
“As usual, it's always the same people who toast,” breathes Thierry, a computer engineer who travels daily to Toulouse from his small village near Saint-Gaudens, about a hundred kilometers away. Without help, Thierry has to pay around 4 euros per day in tolls, or 80(…) Read more on 20minutes
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