Poitou-Charentes: an audit point the “alarming” situation in the former region – Le Point

The “alarming financial situation” of the former Poitou-Charentes region was revealed by an audit of the new region Aquitaine / Limousin / Poitou-Charentes (SALW). The right-wing opposition expressed “serious doubts” about the fairness of the accounts and asked his ex-President PS, Segolene Royal, to “explain”. The audit commissioned by the PS president of Greater Alain Rousset stressed financial ratios “performance” of the new SALW region on the eve of the merger (31 December 2015), but hiding “heterogeneities”, in particular ” sharp deterioration “in the situation of Poitou-Charentes.

Without the merger (three areas),” we’d probably going to see the failure and bankruptcy of the region “Poitou-Charentes, said Chairman of the Finance Committee of SALW, Olivier Chartier (the Republicans), presenting to the press the results of the audit conducted by Ernst & amp; Young. “Black spots” of the audit concerning the Poitou-Charentes: late payments amounting to € 132 million, which had already been revealed in February by Alain Rousset

“A business absolutely. unchecked “

But as a savings” almost zero “with a net rate of 0.05%, under-budgeting,” expenses that are not included in the budget according to the reality of needs “, listed for its part, the vice president of the commission of Finance, the PS Florent Boudie. The firm also notes, among the loans, “56 million EUR at very high risk” that will require disengagement plan and EUR 46 million of loans “at risk”. Weigh finally two leases to renew TER obérant the debt capacity.

“This is absolutely not controlled management, which is accelerating its sharp deterioration” since 2013 summed Florent Boudie. Mr. Chartier lamented a “political will” into a “flight forward, a spending sandbox deferred to future years for possible funding.” He expressed “serious doubt on the sincerity of the accounts presented at the time.”

The Regional House of accounts, seizure, should make a report in the fall. It is the judge of accounts, work that out “potential liability” and engage the appropriate procedures, said the elect. By then Olivier Chartier indicated that further audit, further, be engaged, and held the view that the president of Poitou-Charentes from 2004 to 2014, and his successor Jean-François Macaire ” to explain in one way or another, on the situation “.