The Department of Reunion seized the Council of State because it considers that the overseas communities do not have to support the specific financial situations of the communities of Saint-Martin and Guyana, particularly in terms of social spending.
Reunion Island requested the cancellation for excess of power of a decree of April 2017 which established "an exceptional fund intended for metropolitan departments and overseas local authorities experiencing a deteriorated financial situation, in order to help them finance social expenditure linked to the payment of individual solidarity allowances ”. This fund is divided into two envelopes: the first is intended for the departments of metropolitan France and the metropolis of Lyon, the second for the overseas departments, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.
The fact that there are two envelopes does not respect, according to Réunion, “the principle of equality before the law and the principle of assimilation of overseas and metropolitan communities”. It considers that it does not have to endure the situations of Saint-Martin and Guyana, and that they should be supported by the whole of France. The Council of State also rejected his request for annulment of the decree. (More details on www.soualigapost.com)
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