Angers economic policy should not only give way to "facilities"

News analysis. - The two main representatives in charge of Angers and its surroundings, Frédéric Béatse, Angers mayor, and Jean-Claude Antonini, president of Angers Loire Métropole, have openly expressed on Janueary 8th that the present year would be "complicated" because of the continuation of the economic crisis. The most evident result of that situation is the increase of the unemployment rate in Alm, which, soon, will be equal to the France rate : about 10%.

It is maybe under that aspect that their greetings pledges could felt short of the Angevins' expectations. Of course, large part of what they said was related to the improvement of the inhabitants daily way of life : a new tv channel, the re-development of the Maine banks, a new swimming pool, a second tramway line but also new accommodations for young and low income households who want to live in the city, because of the increase of the energy costs. But is that dimension of people, as beneficiaries of facilities, the only one to be considered?

People have another dimension. They are, and want to be, for themselves and for the society, economical agents. And the first way to get such a status is the work. In that sense, the aim of such territorial authorities would be to gather within their territory the best conditions for companies to create value, to be profitable and, maybe, to recruit. The fiscal pressure is part of the problem. That was not clearly disclosed a week ago by the two representatives. These projects regarding territory private companies' competitiveness are not the most visible but they are not the less necessary.