The communist majority of Port-de-Bouc defended, during its last municipal council on Wednesday, April 8, a clear direction through its budget orientation debate: to maintain investment, protect public services, and assume a social interpretation of the budget, despite a national and international environment increasingly hostile to local authorities. “Our community is evolving today in a demanding context,” began the debate, with the Deputy Finance Minister, Akrem M’Hamdi, mentioning “an international and national environment under tension,” “weak economic growth,” “persistent inflation,” and “fragile purchasing power.” A climate where local authorities are now caught in a vice grip, with “reduced margins of maneuver,” “frozen or even reduced subsidies,” and expenses driven up by inflation and energy costs, hence the need to “show imagination” to preserve revenues and avoid “the scissor effect” between expenses and resources.
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For 2025, operating revenues are estimated at €36.8 million, while expenses are assessed at around €31.2 million. “D…
