This is not a surprise: the 2025 budget of the Indre departmental council as it appears does not satisfy the opposition within this assembly. She makes this known, on the eve of the budgetary orientation debate, Friday November 22, 2024, where the drastic savings that the government is demanding from communities will of course be significant. “The budgetary shock will be real, €7 million in the worst-case scenario, agrees François Avisseau, spokesperson for the Group of elected representatives of the republican, socialist and environmentalist left. But it will be largely offset by our financial situation. » According to its calculations, the Department of Indre presents, “every year”a budget surplus of €20 million. “Result of a lack of imagination and innovation in investments. » The elected representative of the canton of Argenton-sur-Creuse judges that the departmental assembly fulfills « the least » its missions. “Are we really preparing for the future? »
Health. The Department is trying to combat medical desertification by providing aid for the installation of health professionals. “It doesn't work. The State is primarily responsible but we can act differently. » His group offers to pay doctors. “In Haute-Saône, there are 70 employed doctors. » The cost would be secondary. “We already have buildings with many almost empty health homes. » On this model, a care unit could be set up next to Châteauroux hospital “and thus relieve emergency room congestion”.
Social. Despite a component which absorbs 70% of operating expenses (€160 million out of €228 planned for 2024), “nothing stops you from experimenting”he also thinks. It refers to the “young RSA” or the Territory project for zero long-term unemployment in Argenton “which the Department derailed by not taking part”. Social is also Child Welfare (ASE). François Avisseau refers to the scandal of children from the North placed in Indre, which gave rise to a trial in Châteauroux last October. “It seems improbable that our services were not informed. » He demands a “external audit of social services, at least at the ASE level: are the missions achieved? Are the means sufficient? Is management up to par? »
Renewable energies. François Avisseau questions the strategy, particularly with regard to wind turbines. “Simply calling for a moratorium is ineffective. Regulatory chaos serves the interests of unscrupulous entrepreneurs, projects see the light of day. » He imagines the creation of a mixed economy company bringing together local interests (communities, residents) to co-finance projects and control the use of available land. “If we had done it five or ten years ago, we would already have revenue. Spending a euro today means getting it back tomorrow. But for this conservative majority, spending money is a problem. »
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