the mayor of Laval criticizes budget cuts in culture

According to information provided to the president of Laval agglomeration, the Region plans to no longer give a cent for the agglomeration's cultural events, representing a loss of nearly €600,000. Monday November 25, 2024, in community council, Florian Bercault castigated this disengagement from Pays de la Loire. As if in response, the vice-president of the Region, Samia Soultani, also a community councilor, left the session before the end of the council, and slamming the door.

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“For the territory of Laval agglomeration, the reduction in subsidies allocated by the Region would not be 75%. Obviously, according to cultural actors, this would mean a total disappearance of funding. » Monday, November 25, 2024, in community council, the mayor of Laval and president of Laval agglomeration Florian Bercault addressed the thorny subject of budget cuts envisaged by the Region. For the Agglo, the total disengagement of Pays de la Loire would result in “a loss of nearly €600,000 for cultural policy” specifies the chosen one (Missing Link; 6par4; Festival Les 3 Éléphants; Théâtre…