“I have seen a lot of fantasies appear for a few days”. At the opening of the Lyon city council on Tuesday, Mayor Grégory Doucet wanted to dot the i. The increase in the price of electricity will considerably increase the amount of the bill, or even double it. In order to absorb the additional cost estimated at 20 million euros and limit the impact on the budget, the municipality confirms that it is working on the question and “considering all the hypotheses”.
The increase in the property tax “is one of them”. “But in no case is this a reality currently”, slice Grégory Doucet. “In a context of uncertainty, it is up to the government which has the levers for action to act as a priority”, he further indicates.
However, these remarks did not convince the opposition. “It is not conceivable that the taxpayers’ portfolio is the solution. They already have enough trouble making ends meet with the rising cost of living,” says Yann Cucherat of the Pour Lyon group. “It would be giving in to the easy”, intervenes, in turn, Pierre Oliver the LR mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, inviting the town hall to give up the hiring of 400 civil servants on the mandate.