MEPs approved on Thursday, October 28 an amendment granting 254 million euros for the renovation of 174 schools in Marseille in the 2022 draft budget, a measure in line with the plan announced by President Macron to redress the second city in France . "
If these credits are entered, it is because we are in the idea of an emergency plan
", affirmed the Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Jacqueline Gourault, during the presentation of this government amendment to the draft. finance law (PLF). "
We are in a state of dilapidation of the schools which makes that the State decided to intervene
", she added, specifying that 174 establishments will be "
helped
".
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There are 1.2 billion works
", she underlined, taking up the assessment made by the town hall of Marseille on the cost of the rehabilitation of these 174 schools. The amendment specifies that these credits "
will be supplemented by other financing from public operators
", among others on presentation of files to the National Agency for Urban Renovation (Anru). "
Of course, the rest of the funding is provided by the city of Marseille,
" said the minister. “
It's something quite rare and special that has just happened, it is the translation of the fact that with will, with work and relentlessness, we can bring this city back to life.
», Declared to AFP the mayor of Marseilles, the socialist Benoît Payan, who had called the State for help.
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Benoît Payan took the head of the city almost a year ago, after 25 years of management by the right and in the wake of the victory of the Marseillais Spring, a collective bringing together left-wing parties and environmentalists.
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It is the expression of the very strong will of the State to carry with us the project for this city
", he added.
The total amount of Emmanuel Macron's grand plan for Marseille has not been formally established but the State's participation is estimated at 1.5 billion euros, excluding school renovation.
The head of state unveiled this plan in Marseille on September 2.