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Taxation: bosses and large groups fear tax increases
Taxation: bosses and large groups fear tax increases
(FRANCEINFO)
The new government, which must increase state revenues, does not rule out a tax increase. The head of Medef, Patrick Martin, has set his conditions.
Forty billion euros are to be found to reduce the public deficit in 2025. A showdown has begun between Michel Barnier, the new Prime Minister, who must bring money into the state coffers, and the head of Medef, Patrick Martin, who sets his conditions. In Seine-Saint-Denis, Francis Dubrac, a construction industry executive, is not opposed to the idea of contributing more. But his company has 400 employees, 10% of whom are paid around the minimum wage. He is therefore concerned about the possible increase in employer contributions on low salaries.
Large groups also fear tax increases. Increasing corporate tax, which all large companies pay, is one of the avenues being explored by the government to make savings. This would be a first since Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017.