Adrien Dolimont was the 7:50 guest at the microphone of Fabrice Grosfilley. The Walloon Minister of Finance and Budget spoke regarding the state of Walloon finances, the day following the closing of the budgetary conclave. 800 million euros will be released but touch the wallet of the citizens. The Liberal minister is formal: he wants to avoid a policy of austerity.
Last weekend, the Walloon government has completed its budgetary conclave. 800 million euros were thus able to be found to make savings, without announcing “painful” measures for the citizen. But where does this money come from? In any case not from the wallet of the Walloons, said Adrien Dolimont this Tuesday morning on the airwaves of Bel RTL.
The Walloon Minister of Finance and Budget was the guest at 7:50 a.m. at the microphone of Fabrice Grosfilley. He took the opportunity to detail the various savings that will be made. “500 million euros are cyclical, which depend on inflation and unavoidable expenses (…) An envelope of 100 million for Ukraine (…) 75 million for potential judgments. And finally, we reduced the gross balance by seeking cash from the UAPs (large organizations that depend on the Walloon Region such as AViQ or Forem) to arrive at an overall effort of around 800 million”developed Adrien Dolimont.
According to him, it was mainly a question of “play on operating costs” to recover money from UAPs. “Our deepest desire is not to impact the citizen. That’s why we want to make our own efforts to set an example. And that’s why we are not announcing new taxes “says the Liberal minister.
It is important, for him, to underline the reduction in the progression of the indebtedness of Wallonia. The deficit will in fact fall slightly below the bar of 4 billion euros. “It’s a very important signal.he believes. With a return to equilibrium expected in 2024.” An external debt commission has also been set up to analyze the trajectory and maintain the means of investment. “The goal is to stabilize the debt curve at maturity 2025-2026, and then to bend to return to a debt-income ratio of around 180%.”
Efforts will have to be repeated year following year to control this indebtedness. “We are all aware that there will be choices to be made in the exercises that await us.” Adrien Dolimont affirms it: he wants at all costs to avoid the austerity policy. “That’s why we wanted to be very voluntary in terms of the budget exercise that we have just ended. We want to show that we are responsible”he concluded.