Once again, the Minister of the Interior pleaded, Thursday October 3, for the extension of the duration of administrative detention of certain people subject to an obligation to leave the territory (OQTF). Invited on Thursday October 3 on the RTL set, he reiterated his desire to introduce a new immigration law allowing this right to be granted to prefects: “this is part of the emergency”, he declared. This elongation is “fundamental”, he continued, adding that “210 days is what the law allows us to do for a dangerous terrorist. Why wouldn’t someone who committed a sex crime face the same length of time?” Sfollow our live stream.
Tax increases for the wealthiest “0.3% of households”. “We are going to make targeted, temporary, exceptional contributions, first to large businesses, but also to households who can participate.” Guest of “4 Truths” on France 2, Thursday October 3, the Minister of the Budget gave details on the taxpayers affected by the tax increases “temporary” future. And Laurent Saint-Martin to cite as an example “a household without children which receives income of approximately 500,000 euros per year”. According to the minister, this effort will be requested from “0.3%” households.
Limit new taxes. Asked about a possible tax for energy companies, the Budget Minister gave details: “All large companies, each as they can, and in relation to their sector of activity, must contribute…” Laurent Saint-Martin confirmed that he was in favor of participation “exceptional” for companies that make more than a billion euros in profits.
Retirees put to work. Michel Barnier’s government will finally involve retirees in the budget recovery effort to the tune of 4 billion euros, by postponing the indexation of pensions to inflation for six months. The CGT quickly denounced in a press release a “austerity measure” for retirees.
60 billion savings to be made. The draft budget for 2025, which will be unveiled on October 10, plans a massive effort of 60 billion euros in savings. Approximately “two thirds” of this budgetary effort, or 40 billion, will come from a reduction in public spending, assured the Prime Minister. He intends to find an additional 20 billion on the revenue side, in particular from targeted taxes and “exceptional”.