Anne Hidalgo criticized for the financial management of the town hall of Paris

It is a new weapon for opponents of Anne Hidalgo. While the socialist candidate for the 2022 presidential election sees some of her supporters tempted to join the majority, a report from the Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Accounts questions the financial management of Paris, of which she is the mayor . The level of investment is considered too high in relation to the financial capacities of the city with a large debt, aggravated by the health crisis. Enough to fuel the debates during the Paris Council which opens on Tuesday February 8 and will last three days. A sort of mini National Assembly chaired by the mayor of Paris.

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The municipality does not have quite the same reading as the Regional Chamber of Accounts and denounces the substantial drop in State grants. But for Nelly Garnier, adviser to Les Républicains de Paris and member of Valérie Pécresse’s campaign, Anne Hidalgo is negligent in her management: “There is unanimity among all the players to say that today Paris is bankrupt, that Paris is a badly managed city and that there is even a threat of being placed under financial supervision”.

The campaign that invites itself to the Paris Council is not new for Alice Timsit (EELV): “It’s true that it considerably exacerbates opposition, tension and caricature too.” The elected ecologist who follows finance issues nevertheless believes that the real issue lies in Anne Hidalgo’s choice not to present an investment plan for political reasons: “Already, there is a lack of visibility on the city’s finances linked to the crisis. There are probably also more political issues linked to the presidential campaign.”

For the moment, the Parisian majority, made up of ecologists, communists and socialists, has not been shattered despite competition from various left-wing presidential candidates.