2024-03-19 00:37:00
Drive the socialists out the door, they come back through the window. Rejected by the Municipal Council of Neuchâtel in mid-February on a motion requesting that seniors in precarious situations benefit from free public transport, the PS returned to the charge this Monday evening during the legislative session. This time proposing a decree, the binding version of a tabled act, the rose party was supported by the entire left, to the great chagrin of the executive, the liberal-radicals and the Vert’liberals. As a result, from January 1, 2025, the City will have to cover the cost of the monthly or annual Onde Verte subscription equivalent to 2 zones in 2nd class for elderly or disabled people benefiting from additional AVS/AI and resident benefits. in the commune.
The PLR deplores an electoral maneuver
A few weeks before the municipal elections, the PLR questioned the urgency chosen by the left to pass in force. He also tried, in vain, to send the text back to committee, recalling that this was the practice when it comes to a change of law. An opinion supported by the Municipal Council and supported by the Green Liberals who feared that a proposal accepted without analysis would hide defects, or even leave other categories of deserving people behind.
Criticisms which did not shake the left in the hemicycle. The socialists arguing that the analyzes had been carried out during the preparation, by the Municipal Council, of the report in mid-February. It is also on the latter that the PS relied to outline the cost of its measure: a little less than 300,000 francs annually.
Other approved discount
In parallel with this decree, another measure to promote the use of public transport was accepted by the left-wing majority. From January 1, 2025, all seniors residing in the municipal territory will be entitled, like those in the “adult” category, to financial support for the purchase of an Onde Verte subscription. Until now, only people up to the age of 64 were eligible. The cost of this discount is estimated between 160,000 and 400,000 francs, depending on the number of people who will benefit from it. /rgi
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