The United Left in Nupes presented Tuesday to the National Assembly a bill to "
guarantee
free education", including supplies, canteens, textbooks and school trips, from kindergarten to high school.
Transport and extracurricular activities are also concerned.
Total budget for these measures: €7.9 billion.
Due to "
inflation on raw materials such as paper pulp
", "
families are faced with the increase in the price of school supplies
", from 10 to 40% depending on the case, argued MP LFI Paul Vannier at a press conference.
The proposal, signed by 105 deputies of the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes), aims to guarantee "
the real free national education, a constitutional principle today which is not guaranteed
", he said. he adds.
"
Avoid the logic of charity
"
He also noted a “
heterogeneity
” of public policies between the different communities.
The text would increase the overall allocation of communities.
“
It is a PPL [proposal of law] of principle
”, declared the deputy and coordinator of Générations Sophie Taillé-Polian, for example “
for outings, it is a principle, we do not ask ourselves any questions, everything the world is coming!
".
Rebellious MP Sarah Legrain explained: "
We are sometimes told that social pricing allows the wealthiest to contribute more, but the tax is made for that, and we want to avoid the logic of charity where some say: Be happy to pay more for his child's canteen so that the little one next door can eat
".
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The leader of the Socialists on the Education Committee, Claudia Rouaux, admitted: "
This PPL first pushed us, the Socialists prefer to audition first... But it has the merit of opening a debate
".
Paul Vannier and LFI had presented a first project on the theme of education at the beginning of August, proposing to deal with the urgency of the lack of teachers for the start of the school year, in particular by the tenure of contract workers and the organization of new competitions.