It’s a first. Not the deficit of 4.3 million francs that the City of Morges displays for 2019, but the format of the press conference to unveil the accounts which were – coronavirus requires – held Wednesday at the end of the morning by video. The municipal responsible for Finances and Economic Promotion, Mélanie Wyss, confided with a smile, moreover, having had nightmares the previous night, during which she could not connect to the virtual meeting or did not have the good presentation.
After delivering this anecdote, the grand argentiere went to the heart of the matter by explaining that the result was “better than expected although still in deficit”, the budget originally providing for a loss of 8.3 million francs. A difference explained in particular by an increase in tax revenue of 7.5 million compared to what was expected. “They total an amount of 65.5 million, detailed Mélanie Wyss. This represents 45.3% of the total revenue of the Municipality. The favorable difference between the budget and the accounts is due in part to an increase of 5 million in income relating to legal persons linked to the end of the tax exemption of a company as well as to two significant catch-ups for the years 2017 and 2018. “
On the expense side, the Executive is satisfied that it has not exceeded the budget allocated to manageable expenses. The latter are 600,000 francs lower than forecast. The Municipality nevertheless deplores a new rise in the costs inherent to the social bill and equalization, of 4.1 million compared to 2018. “Over the last five years, the increase has amounted to 8.4 million,” said Mélanie Wyss.
And the trustee, Vincent Jaques, to add: “We see that Morges, like other Vaud municipalities, finds itself in a situation where clearing a funding margin for its projects becomes complicated, because it is quickly mortgaged by the related needs uncontrollable charges. “This does not mean that the financing of these expenses should be condemned, but the question of the distribution of the social bill poses a problem of financial capacity which becomes chronic.”
Created: 09.04.2020, 10h02
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