“We need new resources“. Firefighters in high demand since the beginning of the summer due to countless wildfires are asking for increased resources. In a column published on the website Sunday newspaper they are asking to double the portion of insurance tax that funds departmental fire and rescue services (Sdis).
“After nearly two months of fighting at all times and in all places, the firefighters and all civil security forces are on the verge of breaking.Write the presidents of three firefighting organizations, including the French National Federation of Firefighters (FNSPF). don’t faceclimate change (which) is going to be long-lasting and will hit us all harder and harder“, “funds must increase, that is certain– they warn.
Forum authors recommend “review the distribution keyDoubling of the Special Tax on Insurance Contracts (SCIT) and the share payable to SDI from which it forms.one of the important aspects of financing“. This measure should be discussed.”as part of the 2023 Finance Bill“We urge the signatories.
“By risking their lives to protect people and property, firefighters, and civil safety actors more broadly, allow insurance companies to achieve significant levels of avoidance, and thus significant savings.– they argue. “Let’s not leave our fire soldiers who have become life soldiers, today climate soldiers, as soon as summer ends and cameras become other school subjects.“, concludes the forum.
Source: Le Figaro
