the explosion of subsidies granted under Emmanuel Macron is controversial

Willy Schraen, president of the Federation of Hunters, is one of the most fervent supporters of Emmanuel Macron, for whom he called to vote in the presidential election, from the first round. It must be said that the public subsidies allocated by the State to hunters have exploded: from 27,000 euros in 2017, they rose to no less than 11,460,000 last year. A pure electoral strategy, denounces Europe Écologie-Les Verts. “These winks very supported with blows of subsidies, electoral promises, these are ways for him to have rurality on his side, I think that’s how it was calculated“, indignant Marine Tondelier, member of EELV.

For its part, the Federation of hunters defends itself and ensures that this explosion of subsidies simply finances new missions that the State has entrusted to it. “The network of hunting federations has taken over missions that were carried out by the ministry and which, today, are carried out by hunters“, swears Constance Bouquet, spokesperson for the federation.