Anne Hidalgo proposes to limit wage differences, we passed its measure on the test bench

The remuneration of CAC 40 bosses has increased by an average of 30% in one year. To curb this increase, the candidate Anne Hidalgo had a proposal: to limit the salary differences from 1 to 20. Beyond this ceiling, any company will have to pay a tax on the highest salaries. According to the last study published before the health crisis on CAC 40 companies, big bosses earn 110 times more than the average salary of their company. But on the bosses’ side, we believe that these differences are justified.

Would limiting the gaps have an effect on low wages? According to his supporters yes, if companies want to escape the additional tax on the highest salaries. According to its critics, this measure would not be effective, because there is an international market for big bosses, as evidenced by the recruitment of Canadian Ben Smith at the head of Air France, paid three times more than his predecessor. Limiting wage differentials could thus cause offshoring. For Anne Hidalgo, this measure would bring several billion euros to the State.