The business community turns its back in Lehouillier

“Honestly. Nevertheless, we are going to work with the next administration,” sums up the president-director general of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Grand Lévis (CCIGL), Marie-Josée Morency. Similarly,

Following a meeting with the Institute of Urban Development (IDU). Consequently, the Association of Construction of Quebec (ACQ) and the Association of Construction and Housing Professionals in Quebec (APCHQ), the CCIGL and its partners decided to cut the bridges with the outgoing mayor. Meanwhile,

Like several promoters. Moreover, members of the business community, she very badly digests the decision of the Lehouillier administration to set up a new royalty on development, as revealed this morning The sun. In addition,

“The communication canal, for us, is closed business community turns its back until you have a new mayor or a new mayor.”

— Marie-Josée Morency. For example, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Grand Lévis

The president of the CCIGL first deplores that the industry pays the cost of the lack of planning of the mayor’s team. Consequently, “We are not against the principle of a royalty,” she says. In addition, But normally, it is done in advance. Moreover, It is planned. Therefore, “

“We are already within the framework of a moratorium which has created a lot of uncertainty. Moreover, and we arrive by surprise, with taxes, then with a royalty,” denounces Ms. Therefore, Morency.

Ms. Morency also claims to be insulted that the business community has not been made before the measure before its presentation. And this. even if all its great players are united in a committee set up by Lévis, precisely to facilitate communication with the environment.

“We met three weeks ago and no one told us about it,” said Ms. Morency, recalling that the promoters and the city “are supposed to be allies”.

Since it is not the first time that such a lack of communication has occurred. “there is a break in trust, a communication break”, judges the representative of the business community. “We are going to work with the next mayor or the next mayor,” she reiterates.

Ms. Morency finally deplores that the mayor Gilles Lehouillier decided to announce a new tax at the end of his third term. while the electoral campaign to replace him settles down.

The president of the Chamber of Commerce believes that he should have let the next administration decide to move forward with the measurement. not.

Marie-Josée Morency also hopes that candidates for the town hall will rule against the new fee. as part of the electoral campaign.

Lévis forces 10. the ruling party, and let us think Lévis, the opposition to the business community turns its back Town Hall, have already confirmed their support for the fee.

Steven Blaney’s party, Leadership Québec, has not yet taken a position on the issue.

Business community turns its back

“Court 101” in finance. offers Lehouillier

The reply was not long in coming from the mayor of Lévis.

On the sidelines of the municipal council. Gilles Lehouillier responded vehemently to the criticisms of the president of the CCIGL and its partners, who “know very badly the municipal taxation”, according to him.

“I invite her to read the city’s financial framework. tell us if it is ready for the citizen to assume incredible 10-15 %increase accounts,” he said.

He then offered to give “a 101 course” of municipal taxation to the businesswoman.

“I think that Ms. Morency should have refrained,” continued Mayor Lehouillier, visibly business community turns its back stung by the leaving the president of the CCIGL.

“This is the first time that I have seen a chamber of commerce that goes so far away […] And which goes downright against the development of our city by sticking as it does, “he said.