Among the priorities of this budget housing

The same admission of Bernard Gaudillère, Deputy for finance, Bertrand Delanoë, the primitive budget 2009 of EUR 7.1 billion (compared to 7 in 2008) that the Mayor will stand up Monday by the Council of Paris, "was not easy to do". "". No one knows today what will be the extent of the economic and social crisis. "Uncertainties weighing on revenue and expenditure on social matters", continues the elected. For him, this 2009 budget bears the mark of two major constraints: back of transfer rights, which will affect overwhelm the city and the Department of Paris EUR 939 million in 2007, they expected to fall to EUR 700 million next year, and the reduction in the overall staffing of operation paid by the State. Bernard Gaudillère, its amount should be EUR 1.7 billion, less than EUR 60 million to that provided by the community.

After seven consecutive budgets without direct local taxation rates, elected officials confirmed their increase of 9 in 2009 and 2010, and the creation of a departmental property tax of 3. The city expected a recipe of at least EUR 320 million on the 3.4 billion euros in taxes and fees that it expects to collect in 2009 ( 7.1).

For the first time since 2001, the rise in operating expenses, which typically ranged between 4 and 6, will be better controlled, to 2.3. They will be 5.7 billion euros. "The most important decision", Bernard Gaudillère, the number of jobs in the city was frozen and, after hiring on the previous parliamentary term of 8,000 agents. This decision is not unanimous in the majority, including among the Greens. The personnel expenses represent 2 billion euros, i.e. an increase of 2.5 at constant perimeter and 2 including transfers. Assistant makes also a master of external budgets, such as allocated to the STIG, will increase only 2.7, or in the Prefecture of police ( 1.4). Solidarity will weigh for 1.6 billion in spending, including 675 million dedicated to social benefits and 276 million euros for the RMI. An extra effort will be made on the return to employment.

Priority to housing

Side investment, the city maintains its effort, with 1.4 billion (up from 1.48 to the primitive budget 2008, decreased by 0.9 compared to 2007). It will fund such as the savings (45), disposals of assets (EUR 150 million from 125 million in 2008) and a "reasonable borrowing" remedies, according to Bernard Gaudillère. The stock of debt to EUR 2.1 billion in 2008 to 2.3 billion in 2009.

Among the priorities of this budget, housing. Some social housing 6.600 will be funded in 2009 ( 10). An envelope of 300 million euros of subsidies is provided (200 million in 2008) and 100 million for the property account. The movement also have beautiful share with 875,5 million euros program authorities, including 730 for the extension of the tramway T3, and 190 million in payment appropriations. The budget also provides the birth of the climate agency and agency innovation.

If the elected Communist and green approve the tax hike, the Communists ask an action the largest loan. Jean-François Lamour, President of the UMP group, denounced a "unprecedented growth" in this "opaque" presentation of the 2009 budget, taxation and proposed an increase in the rate of 4.5 and a master of the cost of operation of services and subsidies. The President (UMP) of the Finance Committee, Jean-François Legaret, requires for its audits on finance, markets, and staff. The debate looks muscular.