Published on May 3, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.
The announcement, however, delighted more than one. During the presentation of the accounts of the State of Geneva and its record surplus of 1.398 billion francs (while a deficit of 476 million francs had been included in the 2023 budget), the government immediately proposed a subscription Free TPG for young people aged 6 to 24, subject to training or income level. A measure for which he estimated the financing at 35 million francs. Before the Grand Council meeting on Thursday evening, the project however failed by three votes (50 no against 47 yes), victim of a legislative imbroglio and a quarrel opposing two majorities. The Council of State says it regrets this decision “which, alongside the tax cut, made it possible to directly reduce the fixed costs of Geneva households”.
At the time of taking stock of the exchanges at the Grand Council, left and right, however, make the same diagnosis and attribute “responsibility” for their dispute to the government, which wanted to attach free public transport for young people to a bill of the UDC aims to take price scales out of the competence of parliament. The latter has in fact – since a vote in 2014 – had control over setting the prices of public transport tickets. “Linking an offer for young people and pricing skills through an amendment is a unique approach and has created interference,” believes socialist MP Caroline Marti. This conditioned the hoped-for free service. Whereas different majorities could have emerged separately.” For the Department of Health and Mobility (DSM), however, there was “overall coherence, as well as an opportunity for an agenda to be grafted onto current debates”, he raises in reference to the draft UDC law.
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