2 of operating revenue last year compared to 22

"The end of the"six glorieuses". The film of the term which ends merit well this title, both the following comes under severe auspices to financially. In the 2004 campaign, candidates from the lists in the running were many promises which, finally, have not held. It is in any case, the impression that leaves the dramatic increase ( 69) of the expenses of the regions, the total volume rose from 19.5 billion in 2005 to EUR 27.7 billion last year. This "large gap" is not only due to transfers of skills operated from 2004, including the TOS including digestion is barely completed. It is also on behalf of investment programs as ambitious as the full renewal of the fleet of railway equipment down, in respect of the TER jurisdiction. What is add compelling calls to the foot of the State to participate in its large projects: (LGV) high-speed lines, plan Campus universities, plan (NERP) suburbs. He must finally be include the regional initiatives taken in many areas, such as culture, tourism and the environment, where really nothing are obliged, or prevent them, to intervene.

The days of these public policies, which represent 10 of spending in the regions, are now counted. The financial parameters have changed. "The gross saving rate rose from 33 in 2004 to 25 today." "Rising expenses and the settlement of revenues have been the cause of a scissors effect that is likely to get worse", explains Christophe Parisot, analyst at Fitch Ratings. In a few years, capacity for self-financing of the regions will therefore practically fall a quarter! The inadequacy of the compensation of the State to cover the cost of the skills that he has transferred is not alone in issue. The performance of regional, already low taxation, ceased to decline as a result of successive reforms of business tax (TP), the first tax receipt of regions (EUR 2.9 billion to $ 10 billion). Result, despite the boom of rates, taxes are less: 20.2 of operating revenue last year compared to 22.9 in 2004.

Degraded solvency risk

The removal of the TP and the loss of land built, tax effective since January 1, 2010, are that the regions have almost no margin for fiscal manoeuvre. There is little that gray cards can even modulate the rate! Apart from these, all their resources come from the State and its financial assistance. The assessment further (CC), the part of the new territorial economic contribution (this) which replaces the TP and returned to the regions, it also took financial staffing patterns. A quarter of the amount of this CC seated on the added value of the companies will be nationally calculated prior to be redistributed to the regions according to a key distribution by the State. Added to the fact that the evolution of its financial compensation rules rarely play for local communities, it is easy to understand that the regions will have to go the diet dry. Because it will be difficult to borrow more without degrading their solvency.

"The highly theoretical debate on the general jurisdiction clause will resolve itself." "Regions will refocus on their core business: high schools, the TER and vocational training", considered to be the Association of the regions of France (ARF). Regions will also have to control their staff costs. The Basse-Normandie and Rhône-Alpes want to limit the increase of 0.6 and 1.8 this year. The never-seen!