Greater Lyon attracts large companies

Special relationships between corporate customers and Greater Lyon

Companies' increasing inconstancy

Business siting is subject to the impact of global economic trends, and of the overall strategy of the group to which the company belongs. Consequently, a business installation is quite uncertain in the long term. To face this, each region tries to adapt its means of action, and to reinforce its relationships with these firms. To permanently anchor big multinational corporations to its territory, Greater Lyon endeavors to create neighborhood relationships and genuine trust

Significant contributors of fiscal resources

Since January 1, 2003, the business tax is paid directly to Greater Lyon, instead of being paid to each of the 55 town councils that make up the urban community. Also, the single business tax (TPU - Taxe professionnelle unique) is now the primary source of fiscal revenue for Greater Lyon. Indeed, large companies have become significant contributors of fiscal resources in the region.

A new business property strategy

Most large firms are large land and property owners. Often, to concentrate on their core activity, they outsource the management of these assets. This trend intensifies, and forces Greater Lyon to elaborate a specific approach to big land owners.

Some public services now open to competition

As an urban community, Greater Lyon has a number of public service duties (transport, road systems, sanitation, waste collection and processing, etc.). The European market regulations make these services evolve. For businesses, this means that Greater Lyon will introduce major changes into its public and semi-public service offer.

Enhancing the Greater Lyon's actions visibility

Very few large companies are aware of the content of Greater Lyon's economic policy. This is because of the large number of institutional players, and the diversity of Greater Lyon's spheres of action. Yet, companies, especially foreign ones, cherish information and clarification. Bearing this in mind, Greater Lyon resolved to make its role, skills and economic actions more visible.