Remote meeting of the municipal council – a first in the history of the City of Thionville – this Monday, November 30. With 22 items on the agenda, including the traditional and long-awaited budget orientation debate. A particular DOB, marked by the health crisis and its economic consequences. There is thus an increase of € 250,000 in expenses directly linked to the purchase of protection and the implementation of new protocols (masks for the post-containment population and for agents, Plexiglas devices, gloves, virucides, etc.) . In addition, € 150,000 has been allocated to the policy of supporting the populations and the economy (reimbursement of tickets for shows, participation in the Thionville support system, I buy from the local trade, payment of packed lunches at the local store. attention for isolated seniors, help with setting up learning camps, etc.).
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Effort on operating costs
The loss of revenue is estimated at more than one million euros, including 600,000 € to support the city center: free parking until July 13, exemption from patio and display rights for downtown merchants until September 2020. To this must be added € 750,000 in losses of various income from the estate (no invoicing from the conservatory, canteen, extracurricular, etc.) in relation to which € 350,000 in expenditure ‘have not been carried out (purchase of meals, events, etc.). So, to settle the bill, the City will, exceptionally, and while it has entered a phase of deleveraging, request a loan of € 1.4 million. “This loan will be fully reimbursed at the end of the mandate,” assures Pierre Cuny, who wants, at the same time, to maintain the investments envisaged and not to increase the rate of tax taxes. The effort will then focus on operating costs. It will be a question of maintaining the quality of public services, but by optimizing.
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