We're going to end up with a France twotier

What do you think of the territorial reform

Some points are interesting. On the metropolis, I am of those who believe need them a status and that they should resume the powers of the General Council. We defend this idea for a long time at the Institute of decentralization. Discuss the specialization of skills and the general clause of skills has also nothing unworthy. But these questions, I regret, is not in the heart of the reform. In fact, all his issue deals with the invention of a new mode of election that will call into question the existence of regional councils. Because the concept Advisor territorial is completely crazy! As with all elected should not expect that it will act to counter to the interests of the electorate. However, that will be at the regional level the Councillor, elected in a rural township expanded I give you in miles: it bring the action of the Regional Council on the field here because it will need for re-election. It must empower the regional advisers of localism that they are dedicated to academic development, to clusters and research. The reform proposes the opposite. It is totally regressive.

Community counsellors in the municipal designation is not a step forward

No one speaks to channel names on municipal lists. For me, it is a step forward but it is insufficient. Should elect the executives of the intercommunalités by universal suffrage. Then, the reform project prepared without saying a modernization of the commune. Very hypocritical way, metropolis will clear small cities for the benefit of the large. Financial asphyxia of local communities, we reserve the reform of the tax, and the mechanics of the metropolis, if creating demographic thresholds are lowered, there lead us straight. Volunteering advocated by the reform, you know like me, will be in fact dictated by financial means. We're going to end up with a France two-tier. It is dangerous.

Could the business tax reform still wait

I always defended the lower taxes on industrial activities, very exposed to relocations. But this is not a reason to deprive the municipalities of any economic taxation. It represents more than half of their resources on many intercommunalités. But with the reform, the State compensation will largely take over. It is very dangerous. What economic interest a community wish to clutter a Seveso classified facility And it is catastrophic in terms of public finances. We depend on each year of the laws of finance for 5 to 6 billion euros of investments which cannot really be said that they are evolving favourably. It kills what remained of fiscal autonomy to communities and it kills their financial autonomy. The timing of reform proves it. This is not innocent if the territorial reform occurs at the same time and in subsequent manner to the reform of the tax. We want to assassinate local communities.

Specifically, what sontvos fears

We are inevitably headed towards a shrinking of the local public action, because there will be much less financial availability. In particular, the European Union will require the return of growth that the France limit its public deficit. With the social budget of the nation, the holdings of the State to local communities are recent adjustment variables available to the Government. We will be hit head-on, it is certain.

Moreover, households will be further taxed or then it will be users who will be increasingly taxed. See how the idea of introducing urban toll spreads. This is a very liberal conception of public action. As President of the Institute of decentralization, I have indeed nothing else, in this jumble of reforms, the male version of Thatcherism. Do not let them do this. The Congress of mayors must be the Congress of the revolt.