{"id":1998,"date":"2026-02-18T14:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/33idees.fr\/idea-24\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:24:16","slug":"idea-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/33idees.fr\/en\/idea-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Idea 24"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1998\" class=\"elementor elementor-1998 elementor-1990\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e6b8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5e6b8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c222d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61c222d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e8df1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61e8df1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Idea 24<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bdbad60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bdbad60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Municipal Budget \u2013 explained simply<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0658e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0658e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The municipal budget is our shared money.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With this money, the municipality finances everything that allows our village to function: roads and buildings, schools and associations, environmental initiatives, new projects, as well as the salaries of municipal employees who work for us every day.<\/p>\n<p>This money does not come \u201cfrom nowhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It comes from our taxes and local charges.<\/li>\n<li>From rents and fees.<\/li>\n<li>From the use of municipal property.<\/li>\n<li>And sometimes from the sale of municipal assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In short: it is the citizens\u2019 money.<\/p>\n<p>The municipal council decides how it is used. It sets priorities and determines spending. This is normal and important.<\/p>\n<p>But to properly understand these decisions, they need to be clearly explained.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the budget is established correctly and in accordance with the rules.<\/p>\n<p>This is not about changing that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our idea is simple:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>to present the budget, in addition to the legal requirements, in a clear and understandable way for everyon<\/strong>e.<\/p>\n<p>Not only through technical terminology, but also through a simplified and accessible presentation, structured into clear \u201careas\u201d such as education, infrastructure, sport, environment or administration.<\/p>\n<p>This way, everyone can see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where does the money come from?<\/li>\n<li>How is it used?<\/li>\n<li>What priorities have been chosen?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some municipalities already do this.<\/p>\n<p>This shows that it is possible, useful and beneficial for citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Transparency does not mean mistrust.<br \/>Transparency means clarity.<\/p>\n<p>And clarity creates trust.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e2742ca e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e2742ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1718ef92 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1718ef92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/33idees.fr\/en\/the-33-ideas\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All ideas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5547a56e elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5547a56e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/33idees.fr\/en\/newsletter\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383a7296 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"383a7296\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bccdf1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bccdf1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c20de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18c20de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/33idees.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-24-budget.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1996\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/33idees.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/idee-24-budget.webp 620w, 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