An ambitious first step. If it were to be adopted, amendment II-CF2071 defended by the deputy for Haute-Garonne Jacques Oberti, would make it possible to reduce a abysmal undercompensation which threatens the sustainability of La Poste group.
For several years, the company has undertaken profound reforms by developing numerous local activities, particularly in rural areasthus making it possible to fight against social distancing, the feeling of abandonment and desertion from public service.
At the end of last September, the CEO Philippe Wahlhad stepped up to defend the postal presence contract in the territorieswhich finances the 17,000 La Poste branches In France. He deplored a budget cut of 50 million euros in funding in 2024.
If the Prime Minister quickly announced that the State's commitment to the group would be protected, the former president of Sicoval judges that a reform aligning the price of the press distribution mission with that of the mail range appears “absolutely necessary”.
This mission is a service provided by La Poste to press publishers who only pay a fraction of the actual cost of the service provided. It generates 500 million euros in 2024 for the benefit of press publishers,” underlines the elected official.
While the company has so far succeeded in developing its competitive activities to ensure its viability, Jacques Oberti's amendment “aims to support and maintain a network necessary in the future to respond to the emerging needs expressed by the population”.
Sustain the 4,000 France Services digital advisor positions
Likewise, the deputy for Haute-Garonne proposes to perpetuate the 4,000 France Services digital advisor positions, “who play a key role in the fight against electronicism and for digital inclusion”.
The dematerialization of administrative procedures complicates access to rights for people who are far from digital, representing 30% of French people today,” assures the former mayor of Ayguesvives.
And to add that “this distance contributes to widening inequalities and the digital divide, constituting a major obstacle in even essential procedures (access to aid, public services, jobs, etc.)”.
Convinced that saving the public service constitutes an investment in our social cohesion, Jacques Oberti specifies that this voluntarism is also based on “clear financing and savings measures also proposed”.
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