The Universal National Service (SNU) disadvantaged of its appropriations in committee within the National Assembly and the Senate | EUROtoday

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Two chambers, two majorities, however the identical end result. The Assembly and the Senate voted on Wednesday October 30, of their respective finance committees, for the elimination of the Universal National Service (SNU) within the State funds, with elected officers being crucial of the experimentation of this desired system. by Emmanuel Macron, and on its estimated value.

In the Assembly, it was the left which obtained the relegation of the SNU. “It’s time to give up” This “presidential gadget” Who “doesn’t work” And “is expensive”notably judged the environmentalist deputy Jean-Claude Raux, joined by the socialist Pierrick Courbon for whom this “budgetary heresy” has “missed its target”. Present in massive numbers, the elected representatives of the New Popular Front due to this fact adopted an modification reallocating to the newbie sports activities sector the entire 128 million euros earmarked for the SNU in 2025.

A symbolic victory as a result of very weak presence of Macronist and right-wing elected officers, as famous by the LFI president of the fee, Eric Coquerel: “If it goes so easily [et] not by one or two votes, it is because there is a part of the commission which is not there. » Without consequence at this stage, since the discussion in the hemicycle will start from the government’s initial copy – provided that the party ” recipes “ of the budget is not rejected beforehand, which would send the text directly to the Senate.

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No “sufficient added value”

The higher home, nevertheless, adopted the same place in the beginning of the night: assembly behind closed doorways, its finance committee the truth is voted for a discount of 100 million euros in SNU credit. Decision taken unanimously minus two abstentions, socialist senator Eric Jeansannetas, rapporteur for youth credit, instructed Agence France-Presse (AFP).

This modification shall be offered once more in public session in the course of the examination of the “expenditures” a part of the funds by the Senate in the beginning of December. “After five years of experimentation, it does not appear that the SNU provides sufficient added value (…) to justify its continued deployment”estimates Mr. Jeansannetas in his report offered on Wednesday and consulted by AFP.

The elected official from Creuse additionally observes that “for the first time since the start of the SNU experiment, the objectives are standing still” and due to this fact wonders “if the objective of [sa] generalization to an entire age group is still relevant ». The Minister of Sports and Youth, Gil Avérous, had already admitted on Monday on Sud Radio that he had not “no means for a generalization of the SNU” in his budget.

“In 2025, it will not be, in 2026 I cannot imagine that it could be”he said. “There are no plans to remove it”he however underlined, calling for “requestion” a device ” broken-down “.

In September, the Court of Auditors drew up a harsh assessment of the SNU, with estimated costs of between 3.5 and 5 billion euros per year.

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Campaign promise of the Head of State, the SNU, launched in 2019, was to be generalized at the start of the 2026 school year, according to the promises of the previous Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal. It includes a “mission of general interest” and a “cohesion stay” including sporting, cultural and intellectual activities, with days that begin with the “lifting of colors” (flag and national anthem) and wearing a uniform.

The World with AFP

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