a bill and compromises for the majority

The purchasing power bill will make its entry on Monday, July 18 in the National Assembly. The debates promise to be lively. The 25 billion euro project does not satisfy the opposition. The NUPES pleads for a minimum wage of 1,500 euros, a measure already swept away by the majority, which proposes to increase the Macron bonus up to 6,000 euros.

Would a compromise be possible? The Republicans (LR) aim to achieve one, by proposing to freeze fuel prices at 1.5 euros per liter. The majority, for its part, defends the energy check, from 100 to 300 euros, intended for the most precarious workers. The National Rally, for its part, wants to lower the price of foodstuffs, by fixing the VAT at 5.5%. The government opposes it, and puts forward the food check in favor of the working classes. The Macronist deputies know that the balance of power is no longer favorable to them. If the discussions are open, the majority warns: everything at a cost. “We do not want to exceed the 5% deficit for the year 2022“, explains Jean-René Cazeneuve, LREM deputy from Gers.