8 million of the STIF pledged yesterday to reduce

Now led by the interntional elect, budget 2006 Union of interntional transportation (STIF), which handles 12 million daily trips, has acted yesterday to 74 million euros of new measures on a total budget of 3.9 billion (3.7 billion in operation) and 191 million in investment. In view of the nine-month delay this decentralization of transport, it is primarily a year of transition, marked however by the will of the elect "translate their commitment to strengthen the regional supply of transport". Thus the flagship measures adopted include the extension of hours of night of the Metro and the RER weekend (one hour in the night of Friday and Saturday) and the establishment of 8 new bus lines of night at the end of the year (12 million). The SNCF will increase, for its part, the number of trains and RER on certain routes (33.2 million), and the RATP one day bus, half of them in large Crown (15 million). Side tariff, the Board of Directors voted an average increase from July of 1.8 of the titles of transport at the same level of inflation ("Les Echos" from March 16), is half less than what was the State when he had in hand the STIF commands. If the debate on the single Orange card was not in the order of the day, the establishment of a new H ticket valid one hour on the underground, bus, RER network, will be effective in October (EUR 5 million). However, the issue of tariff reductions, or even for free for the unemployed and the more modest ardently defended by the Communists, was not on the menu. Neither the departments of right, than those led by the PC (Val-de-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis), are ready to pot this year, as no one knows yet the financial impact of such a measure. However, to soothe the anger of two elected PC who finally voted the budget, the region is committed to make the point on this dossier in June and to propose a first measure financed from its own budget.

Increase in the workforce

Another big piece of this meeting, mandate was given to Jean-Paul Huchon (PS), President of the STIG, to negotiate with the SNCF and the renewal of the equipment State. European tender launched by the national and society will be closed August relates to the purchase of 330 railcars, for a total of 3.6 billion euros, for which Siemens, Alstom and Bombardier are ranks. The first tranche will be funded by a loan of 2 billion launched by the STIG in 2008. The right has called the SNCF to make a financial effort for the Ile-de-France. "It took years of delay in the region and is now receiving." "It must devote a portion of the money in the Ile-de-France, which would make this renewal in ten years instead of 15," insists Roger Karoutchi (UMP), Member of the Board of Directors. Twenty positions must also be created within the Union, in addition to the 140 existing, "to strengthen its capacity of expertise with the SNCF and the RATP", indicates to the region. This increase of the workforce is denounced by the right, which also denounces the multiplication by six of the expense of communication (1.8 million) of the STIF pledged yesterday to reduce.