“Reverse for the government”, “retrograde vote” … The rejection this Wednesday evening in the National Assembly of low -emission zones (ZFE) Do not fail to react the elected officials of the Parisian metropolis. “It is a huge setback for the government (…) but it is also a stupid decision. Rather than deleting ZFE you have to improve them! “Pleads David Belliardassistant (EELV) at the town hall of Paris in charge of transport and mobility.
“This retrograde vote in the National Assembly engages our country in the opposite direction to the necessary course towards decarbonation and climate neutrality by 2050. It also registers in the wrong sanitary imperatives”, denounces Daniel Guiraud, mayor (PS) of the Lilas en Seine-Saint-Denis and vice-president of the Metropolis of Grand Paris in charge of the Ecological Transition and The air.
The two elected officials Ile -de -France regret the vote of the deputies last night in the National Assembly, but also point to the responsibility of President Macron on the subject.
Because if on May 12, during a meeting on air quality, several ministers had announced the government’s desire to deposit an amendment to defend the maintenance of the ZFE, David Belliard and Daniel Guiraud denounce the lack of state involvement on the file all in recent years. “The decision of the National Assembly was only made possible because of the inertia of the State,” insists Daniel Guiraud while for years, the Metropolis of Greater Paris has pleaded for the state to support modest homes more to help them change their cars.
“No one must resign itself”
“This vote is the result of 10 years of inaction. The government even went in the opposite direction by suppressing the aid in December, ”recalls the ecologist David Belliard. “In Île-de-France, the number of modest households is estimated at 46,000 who need their vehicle to move around daily. They must be supported financially so that they buy less polluting cars, ”insists Anne Hidalgo’s assistant.
During a meeting called the “ Air quality roquelaure “, Organized on May 12, elected officials from the Ile -de -France metropolitan area had already pleaded with members of the government so that the conversion bonus was restored and that a 0 rate loan with state warranty is set up.
Despite the setback suffered Tuesday evening at the National Assembly, are the ZFEs definitively buried? The vice-president of the MGP does not give up. “No one must resign itself to this situation. The ZFEs must be restored, with effective help with modest households and middle classes, ”insists Daniel Guiraud.
“This is only the first vote of the Assembly. Let’s wait for the final vote on the simplification law. It will be the test of fire for the government: we will see if they really have the will to combat air pollution, “concludes David Belliard.
