Local authorities face multiplication of responsibilities

French local finances are characterized by continuous increase in responsibilities given to local authorities without proportional increase in resources.

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The government has launched a task force to study this structural decentralization issue.

Local elected officials denounce this growing gap between mandates and available means.

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