The executive tries to show that it is “constructive”, but the opening is very timid. The government decided to have recourse this Wednesday to 49.3 to have the first part of the finance bill adopted. 117 amendments were retained as part of this finance bill (PLF), according to information from franceinfo.
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In detail, there are 63 amendments from the Renaissance group, seven from the Modem group, five from the Horizons group, ie 75 amendments from the majority. To these amendments must be added the 23 tabled by the government.
The 19 remaining amendments were tabled by opposition groups: three amendments from the LR group, three from the PS group, five from the “Liberties, Independents, Overseas and Territory” (LIOT) group, one from the Europe Ecologie-Les -Greens, one from the Democratic and Republican Left (GDR) group and six from the Finance Committee.
Nothing, on the other hand, on the RN side or insubordinate France, and above all, “no revolution”, assumes a majority framework. Exit, therefore the tax on the tax exile of business leaders, or the tax on super-dividends… On the other hand, therefore, are kept in the new version of the text: the raising of the ceiling tax credit for gchildren, the tax boost for SMEs subject to the reduced tax rate, the reduced rate of 5.5% VAT applicable to masks, protective clothing and hygiene products intended for the fight against the spread of Covid-19, the additional tax half-share accessible to all widows and widowers of veterans “regardless of the age of death of their husband”, the increase to 13 euros the value of the meal voucher subject to exemption or even the amendment of the ecologist Julien Bayou to “legalize used frying oil as fuel”. Bercy assesses the increase in expenditure retained at 700 million euros.
The framework set by the government was constrained: no tax, no new expenditure, nothing either that penalizes the attractiveness of France. In short, a few small symbols and despite the dialogue displayed, this first part of the Budget ultimately remains totally in line with Emmanuel Macron.