Édouard Philippe defended before the mayors meeting in congress, Thursday, November 22, an open dialogue, welcoming the "demanding" and "difficult" role of local elected officials.
After the passage of Emmanuel Macron Wednesday, Édouard Philippe posted Thursday his will of a dialogue of "good quality" in front of the Congress of the Association of the mayors of France (AMF), in a speech of homage to the city councilmen with some openings on local finances but without big ads on the bottom.
Wednesday night, in front of some 2,000 mayors invited to the Elysee, Emmanuel Macron had launched a seduction offensive, engaging in a game of questions and answers sometimes very frank with often anxious officials.
Reform of local taxation
The government will present in the Council of Ministers "mid-April" 2019 its reform of local taxation, so that mayors can know as early as next summer the intentions of the executive after the disappearance of the housing tax in 2020, has confirmed the Prime Minister, in front of some 3,000 elected.
The executive intends to "consolidate" the fiscal power of mayors, he assured, condemning "firmly" again "the abusive hashtag" #Balancetonmaire who targeted social networks about 6,000 mayors increased their tax of dwelling.
After the phase of relief by 2020, President Macron committed to the municipalities continue to be compensated "to the euro" in a letter addressed to the mayors last week, said Édouard Philippe.
The government is also ready to review certain rules of the General Operating Grant (DGF), the main financial contribution of the State to communities (regions, departments, municipalities ...), with a mechanism "more readable" than the current 40 criteria to distribute these sums which are close to 30 billion euros. "We have to see her again. Let's review it , " said the prime minister, responding to a request from mayors. He called on the AMF to make proposals.
Facilitate dialogue
With a new Minister of Communities, Jacqueline Gourault, the executive wants to turn the page of complicated relations with local communities, which has resulted in particular anger with the AMF, led by former Minister LR and mayor from Troyes, François Baroin.
"I do not ask you to agree with all that we implement," concluded Philippe, in a speech applauded, where the former mayor of Le Havre has repeatedly praised the role "demanding" and "difficult" mayors.
The government knows "the sense of the state" elected "in the heart of the Republic . " "The rest is important. But when we agree to talk about it, we find solutions, " said the Prime Minister. He replaced Emmanuel Macron, who had decided not to go to Congress.