The Mayors of France and building professionals united for a revival in the territories

Aware of the unprecedented decline in the self-financing capacities of communities induced by the effects of the health crisis, they plead for State allocations and compensations directed to local authorities to constitute decisive support for this relaunch of investments in support of the territorial share of "France relaunches".

Craftsmen and building contractors are already experiencing a sharp contraction in their activity (-15% expected in 2020) and are worried about the outlook for 2021, when pre-crisis orders have been fulfilled. and that the cash flow assistance measures will have ceased to produce their effects.

However, the health crisis of the spring delayed the implementation of renovation or construction projects for public buildings. It also revealed the wish of a large number of our fellow citizens to settle in less dense urban areas, hence the need to amplify and localize the zero-interest loan beyond its quota set at 40%. and to restore, by strengthening it, the system "Pinel" in rural and peri-urban areas.

The crisis also accentuates territorial inequalities and the precariousness of the population. This is why it is urgent to endow the ANRU with exceptional financial means to sustainably support the revival in the political districts of the city and to make it possible to finance the remainder of the costs of projects which cannot currently be.

In addition, the return to the usual pace of planning authorizations and the forthcoming implementation of dematerialized building permits should make it possible to fully support the resumption of activity in the building sector throughout the territory.

Finally, the energy renovation of buildings, a major project for the recovery, must be able to rely on a quality offer capable of responding to national challenges.

Olivier Salleron, president of the FFB, specifies : “In times of crisis, mayors have always been by our side. We are objective allies and this is even more true today. It is through the territories, through their training capacity, that the economic recovery must begin. A solid economic recovery, which is based on long-term choices and rules out abnormally low offers that are harmful to the economic fabric and local employment ”.

François Baroin, chairman of the AMF emphasizes that : “The municipalities and intercommunalities are fully aware of the decisive role they play in maintaining the activity of local businesses such as craftsmen and construction companies. They must do so in a difficult budgetary context, since the health crisis has reduced their level of self-financing, which will weigh on their investment capacity. But, the needs are there, and everyone is aware of the urgency ”.