[Opinion] Taxes, Transport, Allocations to the municipalities... The Prefect Decides on a Budget for the Métropole

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In charge of closing the 2026 budget of the public institution, Jacques Witkowski chooses to amplify the compensation allocations. Financing considered "undue", but which some mayors consider untouchable.

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Prefect Jacques Witkowski has issued a decree establishing a balanced budget for the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence. It does not affect the allocations of solidarity, as advocated by the CRC, but attacks the allocations of compensation and targets many savings, especially for transport. "Is there a pilot to balance the finances of the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence?" In this last act, he is called Jacques Witkowski. The Prefect of Region has…

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Following the opinion of the Regional Chamber of Accounts, the Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône issued his decision, which differs somewhat, by choosing to modulate the powers of compensation to the communes. A way of referring the elected representatives to their responsibilities.

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The Prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône, Jacques Witkowski, arrested on Tuesday 16 June the 2026 budget of the Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence after the failure of its adoption by the metropolitan elected officials at the end of April. Seized on 11 May, the Regional Chamber of Accounts (CRC) identified an imbalance of 144 million euros, mainly linked to the annex budget of the transports. Following the [...]