Renforcer l’autonomie financière des collectivités territoriales

This French National Assembly bill, an organic law proposal (projet ou proposition de loi organique), aims to strengthen the financial autonomy of territorial authorities such as regions, departments and municipalities. Organic laws give detailed effect to the Constitution and carry a higher procedural status than ordinary laws. Based on the title alone, the measure concerns how local governments raise and manage their own resources and how much discretion they have over their budgets. Local authorities in France, and the residents who depend on their services, would be the main groups affected if adopted. The precise changes to tax powers, revenue sources or spending rules cannot be determined from the metadata alone and would need to be checked in the full text.