Weapons between Valérie Pécresse and Clément Beaune on financing of Navigo pass

According to the president of the Ile-de-France region, the transport pass could be reassessed from 75.20 to 90 euros monthly if the government does not increase the compulsory contribution of companies.

MO12345LEMONDE with AFP

The Ile-de-France region studies the possibility of an increase in the navigo pass at 90 euros and calls on the government to increase the contribution of companies to avoid this scenario, according to documents consulted on Sunday, November 27 by the agency France-press. Faced with the financial difficulties of the Ile-de-France Mobilités Regional Transport Authority (IDFM), its president, Valérie Pécresse (Les Républicains), had a stirred time of a monthly subscription at 100 euros, against 75.20 euros today, then said to hope for 80 euros.

A tariff deliberation must be submitted on December 7 to the IDFM council. “The blocking of the government draws the path of a navigo pass at 90 euros”, which would be “socially unacceptable”, writes M me pécresse in a letter to the administrators of the structure, dated November 25 . It evokes “an unprecedented context of flight of the operating costs of Ile -de -France transport, linked to the energy crisis”. M precede has estimated at 950 million euros the additional costs of operating Ile -de -France transport in 2023 due to the predictable explosion of electricity prices.

” What justification? “

Another track provides for an increase at 80.80 euros if the Parliament votes an increase in the contribution of companies, via an amendment to the finance bill, but the government opposes it.

“It’s untenable to have a navigo pass at 100 euros, and what is the justification?” Asked Clément Beaune, the Minister of Transport, Sunday on Europe 1-CNEWS. “The regions are fixing prices for 2023, and they are political choices. Some lower the price of the train, others do not increase it (…). No region has increased by 35 % the price of the train, “said the minister, stressing that the prices and the supply of daily transport are the responsibility of the regions, not of the State.

On Wednesday, the senators rejected a proposal to increase the contribution of companies, which today finance half of Ile -de -France transport. The government was also opposed to it, because “we are lowering taxation on companies, particularly industrial: you have to be coherent,” said Beaune.

However, “I work daily with Valérie Pécresse, I know that the situation is difficult (…). I totally agree that we will have to find a way to help the Ile-de-France region “Added the minister. “Discussions are underway, we will see in the coming days and next few weeks how we can help,” he said, recalling that the State had previously helped the region up to 2 billion euros during the crisis from COVID-19.

/Media reports cited above.