The metropolis of Orléans asks the government to “reconsider” the budgetary efforts requested from communities

After the departments, There are also complaints in the intercommunities. As part of the finance bill presented by the Barnier government, it is planned that local authorities will contribute to the recovery of public finances to the tune of 5 billion euros. For Orléans Métropole, all of the planned measures would represent an effort to 11.5 million euros including 9.8 million euros in operation from next year.

For the metropolis of Orléans, an effort estimated at nearly 12 million euros

Concretely, the metropolis believes that it will not be able to continue its level of commitment to the fight against climate change. She will have to increase its recourse to borrowing. More generally, she fears a weakening of the fabric of local businesses which benefit from public procurement, and the weakening of public services. Finally, it will have to give up certain aid to associations and partners.

A wish unanimously adopted

Faced with these bleak prospects, the president of the metropolis, Serge Grouard, recalled that “the municipalities and interco” were not in no way responsible for the mismanagement of France's finances. In the wish adopted this evening, it is therefore requested that ” the Government amends, before the end of their budgetary examination, the articles of the bills which drain local revenues, reduce competition funds and increase imposed expenditure“.