
Budget 2009: more than one title, a transition budget.
- an evolution marked by separations and new priorities.
- a new institutional environment, with the creation on 1 January 2009 of the Urban Community. The initial budget
2010: continuing ambitions and efforts.
- Continued ambitions first, with the confirmation of a sustained effort to transport and the continuation of a investment policy, covering both local facilities as on projects for our area.
- Continued efforts then, because the economic environment and government policy further reinforce our obligation to control spending and an entry in the time of our action, to anticipate problems and prepare for the future.
Let's talk firstly the economic and political context.
Chance to schedule the local budgetary guidelines is that the Bill of national finance.
's budget, with 140 billion euros deficit (8.2% of GDP), displays the most serious deterioration in public finances in France since 1974!
debt now stands at 80% of national wealth is launched even before the "big" loan that will further add to the bill.
Firstly, I am not of those who criticize the policies of recovery. Quite the contrary. But I am one of those, more numerous, who criticizes the national rules when based on the inconsistency. The incoherence of decisions unfair tax and inconsistency in the weakening of communities and their ability to act.
Then I want to say that the crisis does not explain alone the deficit that we know. Half of this structural deficit comes from government decisions, not the impact of financial crisis presented as a cause of reform proposals for local resources. In this deficit, the government's recovery plan is only $ 30 billion.
be noted this point: That in 2007 the deterioration of public accounts has been engaged by government measures. They reduced the leeway of the state against the economic downturn looming. And what is now proposing to transfer the impact on local communities.
Since 2002, a 30 billion tax cuts decided. (TEPA Act, TVA ...). The 2 / 3 concern the easier (not to mention the 75 billion euros of tax loopholes renewed annually even against the advice of the parliamentary majority).
The decision to forego such massive budget in favor of a minority is a political act serious largely explains the weakness of the national recovery plan and the government's inability to score a second place for 2010. I say. Inconsistency !
The tax cuts of the past have squandered the margins of action. The tax cuts tomorrow, as the TP, will further weaken the capacity to act. Besides this, you invent new taxes. In sixteen months, we counted 19 additional taxes. I repeat. Inconsistency!
The total cost of the tax shield of 2008 was twice that of 2007. The proceeds of the new tax will be local economic future than the old TP. Again. Inconsistency!
The government allows to judge the management of local authorities. He suffers us to do well against him We schedule of investments, program for its deficits. I can confirm. Inconsistency! A
the injustice of his decisions, the government adds to the inconsistency of his actions and his words.
After a recession of 2.4% in 2009, the French economy expected to slow recovery of activity. But the commitments of a return to equilibrium, previously promised for 2012 are now postponed.
Well our concern has also become a multi-year perspective. A debt 5 trillion worldwide, contained inflation, low growth is the guarantee for the future of a structural crisis in public finances that deserves another national consensus that an attack against the powers of the Republic- . One of confidence rather than subservience communities.
To cope with this catastrophic situation of public accounts and keep its tax liabilities, past and future, the Government has no choice but to impose increased pressure on communities.
Removing the tax is one example. She acts a decline in autonomy local communities to better prepare the conditions for a fall even greater tomorrow.
Beyond the business tax reform, several measures included in the PLF amplify the decline in state aid to local communities, engaged for several fiscal years.
Financial assistance from the state to local governments will grow in total on a comparable basis, 1.2% when taking into account the compensation fund for VAT (FCTVA) and only 0.6% off FCTVA. This change, two times lower than the forecast rate of inflation set by Bercy next year (1.2%) therefore augurs a sharp decline in "purchasing power" of local communities.
Among other measures planned to free up room for maneuver, are provided a capping of 2% of the additional security staffing standard of Commons. Is also expected a decline of 3.6% compensation exemptions.
In the current state of discussions in Parliament and assumptions for allocating grants, the lump-sum of Commons shift from - 0.2% compared to the Finance Act 2009. This development is especially detrimental when it follows the years when the block grant has not increased in proportion to inflation.
short, the scenario the government is relentless. You know it.
1 - The State does not raise its pressure to reduce its fiscal deficit.
2 - It lowers the increase in allocations to communities faced with spending scalable.
3 - He wants to invest more and that companies pay less local tax.
Conclusion: The local taxpayer should pay the price of the national budget deficit.
Well, here we are, ladies and gentlemen, I finally found consistency I was looking for. They are not admitted because it is shameful. And because it is shameful that he should dress for the reform of local and regression of decentralization.
Colleagues, it is in this context unprecedented fiscal and disturbing to say the least we are led to examine our own directions.
Our budget guidelines show the priorities on which we are engaged.
The effort to control operating expenses incurred in 2009 is continued, non-staff, such expenditure is growing 0.6%, half of the inflation forecast. Staff costs rose by 3.8% they carried by the "natural" evolution of wages (up regulatory and GVT) but also by affirmative action's benefits system of municipal officers.
Overall, operating expenses rose 3.4% from basic budget to original budget.
operating revenue rose 1.3% on their side. Initiated during the 2009 initial budget, the participation of the City of Toulouse in transportation funding is maintained in principle as in its method of financing (reduction the award of compensation paid by the Urban Community).
In terms of investment, the choice made at the time of the initial budget for 2009 to encourage a multi-year project vision is maintained, with the establishment of program authorities in a number of areas. This responds to the imperative to provide a multi-year vision of our commitments and our room for maneuver.
In this part of this programming, the priority investment projects are education, the Grand Projet de Ville (GPV), housing, child care, sports facilities, cultural and citizenship. Principles Sustainable development is applicable in a large number of projects, some open to the public in 2010.
The financial balances of the community, as well as the realization of our commitments to the territory, will guide the choices we will have to make in the upcoming budget.
Mr. Mayor, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your attention.