Former president of the general council of Savoie, Michel Barnier knew how to find the words to calm the anger of François Sauvadet. With the wind rising against the efforts required of communities in the 2025 finance bill – more than 5 billion euros – the latter impatiently awaited the words of the Prime Minister at the closing of the Assises des Départements de France, which he presided this Friday in Angers. Côte-d'Orien wanted a gesture and announcements from the tenant of Matignon, it was heard.
“The Prime Minister reiterated the importance of the departments for the future of the country, for social and territorial cohesion, that changes us from previous governments who pointed the finger at us,” appreciates the president of the Departments of France, whose alarmist speech on the deterioration of the departments' finances, hammered home for several weeks, has finally seemed to find an echo.
“I wish we could go further”
“Michel Barnier clearly understood the situation of the Departments and offered us a dialogue so that we could move forward together,” greets the former minister, who above all welcomed with a certain relief the Prime Minister's desire to “very significantly reduce” the levies imposed on the Departments as part of the 2025 budget, as well as the 0.5% increase in DMTO (transfer rights for valuable consideration, a tax collected on real estate transactions).
“These announcements are going in the right direction and it will give us some fresh air to continue carrying out our missions. It’s an important step, but I hope we go further,” warns the president of the Côte-d’Or departmental council, who will follow with great attention the evolution of the text in the Senate in the coming days.
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