Following the invalidation by the Council of State of their initiative “For free public transport”, the youths on the left have announced that they are appealing once morest this decision.
The youths of the left expressed their anger in front of the Geneva State Council this followingnoon, rue de l’Hôtel-de-Ville. In question: the invalidation by the latter of their initiative “For free, ecological and quality public transport”. The Council of State considered that it was contrary to federal law, to the Constitution more precisely, which imposes the payment of a price by users of public transport.
The initiative committee is surprised by this decision taken by a government with a majority on the left. Nicolas Rault member of young POP, the youth of the labor party.
Friborg procedure in progress
The initiators, who had collected 10,500 signatures, will appeal once morest this decision to the Federal Court. They hope to take advantage of the Friborg procedure currently pending, the decision of which should fall at the end of August. The details of Luca Califano, member of the solidarity youth and Together on the left.
For the youths of the left, the Council of State limited itself to taking into account only the legal aspects which annoys the initiators. Especially since several interpretations coexist. Nicholas Rault.
Position of the Council of State
The Council of State had asked the initiators to suspend the process pending the judgment of the TF, but they refused. He has already announced that in the event that the TF proved them right, he would reconsider his position.
For the young greens, the initiative calls for a real paradigm shift which is directly in line with the cantonal climate plan which provides for a 60% reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030. Léo de Abreaununes
The initiative committee has 28 days to lodge an appeal. It will be modeled on the Friborg model.
Funding at 157 million
The cost of the initiative is estimated at 157 million francs per year. To finance it, he wants to rely on the income of large companies that have grown rich during the Covid, but also on the 15% corporate tax decided by the OECD, which should bring money back to the coffers of the state. Currently the rate in Geneva is 13.79%. Another source of financing, the taxation of very large fortunes launched by Together on the left, also called the solidarity tax.
