Chapter 236: Project Framework and Employment Impact of the 1937 Draft Budget

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Chapter 236: Project Framework and Employment Impact of the 1937 Draft BudgetOFFICE OF NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION Palais Bourbon, Paris | April 1937 Internal Document – For Circulation with Budget Draft. Title: Project Framework and Employment Impact of the 1937 Draft Budget As per the provisions laid out in the Fiscal Draft Budget for 1937, the National Emergency Reconstruction Council provides below a sector-wise, project-focused summary highlighting budgetary allocations, estimated employment, and strategic objectives for each initiative. These programs constitute the core of Head of State Étienne Moreau’s recovery vision for the Republic. National Reconstruction and Infrastructure Development (₣30 Billion) 1. National Highway Program Budget: ₣8 Billion Jobs Created: 300,000 Timeline: Q2 1937 – Q3 1938 Objective: Develop 4,000 km of strategic east–west and north–south transport corridors, linking resource zones to ports and garrisons. 2. Railway Electrification & Expansion Budget: ₣7 Billion Jobs Created: 250,000 Objective: Electrify high-traffic lines from Alsace to the Rhône Valley; reduce coal dependency and improve industrial logistics. 3. Urban Housing Construction Budget: ₣5 Billion Jobs Created: 120,000 Objective: Build low-cost apartment blocks in Paris, Marseille, Lille, and Lyon; alleviate slums and house industrial workers. 4. Rural Electrification Budget: ₣4 Billion Jobs Created: 80,000 Objective: Extend power to 20,000+ villages; stimulate rural industry and domestic consumption. 5. Port and Waterway Modernization Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 50,000 Objective: Dredge and widen Marseille, Le Havre, and Rhône routes for faster exports/imports. 6. Dual-Use Airfields and Strategic Roads Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 60,000 Objective: Construct airfields and multi-use highways that serve both military and civil logistics. Industrial Modernization and Technological Investment (₣20 Billion) 7. Steel Sector Mechanization Budget: ₣4 Billion Jobs Created: 100,000 Objective: Consolidate foundries in Lorraine and Saint-Étienne; double national steel output. 8. Aircraft Industry Subsidies Budget: ₣5 Billion Jobs Created: 75,000 Objective: Fund production lines for civilian aircraft convertible into military bombers. 9. Synthetic Fuel and Petrochemicals Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 50,000 Objective: Reduce oil import reliance; extract synthetic fuels from domestic coal and colonial rubber. 10. Automobile Sector Support Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 85,000 Objective: Modernize plants at Renault, Peugeot, and Citroën for mass truck/car production. 11. National Innovation Bureau Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 20,000 Objective: Fund radar, radio, and materials science research under state oversight. 12. Technical Academies and Machine Import Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 40,000 Objective: Train engineers, import foreign tools, and establish technical colleges. National Defense Preparedness (₣15 Billion) 13. Tank & Artillery Production Expansion Budget: ₣4 Billion Jobs Created: 70,000 Objective: Scale tracked vehicle and artillery output to prewar levels; support dual civilian-military production lines. 14. Reinforcement of Maginot & Coastal Defenses Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 60,000 Objective: Fortify gaps in Maginot Line and enhance defenses at Brest, Toulon, and Bizerte. 15. Civil Aviation for Postal and Reserve Use Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 55,000 Objective: Expand fleet of long-range civilian aircraft; design modular bomber conversions. 16. Weapons Research & Logistics Institutes Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 20,000 Objective: Create dual-use institutions under civilian façade to test weapons and train logistical officers. 17. National Engineering Corps Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 100,000 Objective: Form corps of state-employed, semi-militarized builders for war and peace infrastructure projects. Agricultural Reform and Rural Revitalization (₣10 Billion) 18. Farm Equipment Subsidies Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 60,000 Objective: Mechanize plowing, threshing, and irrigation systems in central and western France. 19. Rural Credit Banks Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 30,000 Objective: Extend state-backed loans to 250,000 farms at 3–5% annual interest. 20. Price Stabilization Programs Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 25,000 Objective: Guarantee crop prices to prevent rural bankruptcy and overproduction crises. 21. Land Reclamation and Reforestation Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 40,000 Objective: Reclaim flood plains and plant state forests in Massif Central and Pyrenees. 22. Food Reserves Expansion Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 10,000 Objective: Build regional grain silos and emergency stockpiles for strategic reserves. 23. Rural Cooperatives Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 15,000 Objective: Establish village-level collection and distribution centers to reduce middlemen. Social Welfare, Public Health, and Civic Labor (₣10 Billion) 24. Veterans’ Pensions and Family Benefits Budget: ₣2.5 Billion Jobs Created: 0 (Social Transfer) Objective: Monthly pensions for over 1 million beneficiaries; moral and social duty. 25. Rural Health Clinics Expansion Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 15,000 Objective: Construct 250 clinics and staff them with newly graduated nurses and doctors. 26. Vocational Training & Technical Colleges Budget: ₣3 Billion Jobs Created: 50,000 Objective: Train 300,000 workers per year in trades, engineering, and sanitation. 27. Civic Labour Corps (Corps du Travail National) Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 250,000 Objective: Create mobile work brigades for forestry, roads, canals, and electrification. 28. Worker Housing Grants Budget: ₣0.5 Billion Jobs Created: 10,000 Objective: Finance housing for miners and factory workers near industrial zones. Colonial Economic Integration & Trade (₣7 Billion) 29. Colonial Rail and Road Infrastructure Budget: ₣2.5 Billion Jobs Created: 50,000 Objective: Connect inland mineral zones to coastal shipping points in Africa and Indochina. 30. Mineral Extraction Zones Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 40,000 Objective: Expand bauxite, phosphate, rubber, and manganese production under SOEs. 31. Cash Crop Agricultural Expansion Budget: ₣1.5 Billion Sёarᴄh the NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Jobs Created: 30,000 Objective: Incentivize cocoa, cotton, coffee in West Africa and Southeast Asia. 32. Franc Zone Currency Integration Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 5,000 Objective: Stabilize trade and taxation across the colonial empire using a unified financial standard. Currency Stability and Financial Reform (₣5 Billion) 33. Franc Stabilization Reserve Budget: ₣2 Billion Jobs Created: 0 Objective: Hold gold and bonds to back the franc and suppress inflation. 34. Commodity Strategic Stockpiles Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 10,000 Objective: Maintain emergency reserves of oil, wheat, and coal for wartime crisis. 35. Capital Repatriation Amnesty Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 20,000 Objective: Offer tax holidays and legal incentives for French capital held abroad to return home. 36. State Development Bank Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 15,000 Objective: Issue subsidized loans for housing, utilities, and export-industry startups. National Unity, Propaganda, and Cultural Revival (₣3 Billion) 37. State-Controlled Radio & Cinema Budget: ₣1.5 Billion Jobs Created: 8,000 Objective: Broadcast educational, cultural, and patriotic content daily across the nation. 38. Youth Festivals and Civic Pageants Budget: ₣0.5 Billion Jobs Created: 5,000 Objective: Sponsor over 1,000 regional events by 1938 to rekindle shared identity. 39. Public Art and Architecture Program Budget: ₣1 Billion Jobs Created: 10,000 Objective: Commission national monuments, bridges, and decorative arts that reflect republican strength and dignity. Total Estimated Jobs Created (Direct): 2,233,000 Additional Indirect Employment: Estimated at 2.5–3.0 Million ------- Prepared by: Office of the Minister of National Recovery Under the authority of Head of State Étienne Moreau For Review Prior to April 7th Budget Finalization

Chapter 236: Project Framework and Employment Impact of the 1937 Draft Budget

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