It all starts on December 4, 2024 when it entered 21.2 million euros in its budget to “cover the rents and various rental charges associated with” regional administrative buildings. This amount identical to that of 2024 is clearly too low because it is added to budgetary adjustment 8.9 million euros are added to this position. “”This underestimation is quite strange because it is a very predictable expense. Faced with the importance of the amounts, we are talking about an increase of 42 %, we wanted to check “explains the ecological group leader Stéphane Hazée.
Faced with questions from PS, Ecolo and PTB, Jacqueline Galant replies that it is the fault of the administration. “”It is the administration that presents its estimates; She obviously omitted to take into account the entry into force of certain rentals. […] At the initial 2025, we had not rejected a proposal from the administration or imposed an economy “.
The explanation is hard to swallow for the opposition which requests the documents in order to verify “this error”. PS and Ecolo are starting to wonder if they have not raised a hare in the face of the minister’s refusal to provide the right documents. Result, they turn to the Court of Auditors.
Confidence experienced?
And there, surprise. The administration had warned the minister. “”The Court of Auditors contradicted the remarks made by the Minister. She lied before the Parliament, brought responsibility to the administration and hides the reality of the facts. It is a serious political fault “estimates the Walloon deputy Stéphane Hazée. “”Ministers are bound by transparency with regard to Parliament and a duty of truth. Lying us is lying to citizens, and stopping democratic control. How can a parliament work with a minister who lies? We cannot do this every time a minister answers us. “
A Minister of the Public Service who loads civil servants with an error that she herself has made…. It doesn’t happen for PS and Ecolo. “It weakens the public service and does not assume its responsibilities. It participates in the discredit of the public service. We must not be surprised after confidence in the institutions erodes”, denounces Christie Morreale.
The two parties ask that the Walloon government draws the conclusions. As a reminder, ministers were forced to take a step aside for less than that …
