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3:29 p.m. : The CGT Énergie Île-de-France claims to have cut the power in about fifteen town halls in the south-west of Île-de-France, this morning for an hour, according to France Bleu Paris, who was able to reach one of its representatives. These town halls were not chosen at random: they are municipalities that “by their political color support President Macron’s pension reform”explains the union.
3:10 p.m. : Good morning ! The Renaissance deputy Aurore Bergé was well received by opponents of the pension reform equipped with pans in Montbéliard in the Doubs at midday, as our colleagues from France 3 Franche-Comté learn. The visit of the president of the Renaissance group focused on “French excellence and exceptional know-how, in the second most industrialized basin in France”.
3:09 p.m. : #MACRON #AURORE BERGEAurore Bergé welcomed by a concert of saucepans in Montbéliard, the Renaissance deputy visited French factories
1:50 p.m. : Something new about the government consultation site “En avoir pour mes taxes”. “In just two days of opening (…) there have already been 100,000 connections of French people to go and find out”,announced this morning, at the microphone of franceinfo, the minister delegate in charge of public accounts, Gabriel Attal.
1:07 p.m. : Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is therefore traveling to Vélizy-Villacoublay, in the Yvelines. Here is the replay of his speech on the subject of senior employment,
12:50 p.m. : On the subject of inflation, Elisabeth Borne recalls that the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, invited industrialists “to reopen negotiations in order to be able to renegotiate prices downwards” to be able to take into account the fall in the cost of raw materials. “And I do it myself,” she said. added.
12:55 p.m. : Questioned by journalists on the presence, or not, of Emmanuel Macron on the lawn during the competition which will be held tomorrow evening at the Stade de France, in a tense social context, Elisabeth Borne “calls on everyone to take responsibility so that it is a great sports festival”.
12:41 p.m. : “It is in this spirit that we will propose to trade unions and employers’ organizations to initiate a social agenda to prepare a new pact for life at work.”
12:38 : “I am convinced that at all levels, at the inter-professional level, in the branches, in the companies, in the companies, it is through social dialogue that we provide good solutions for the benefit of employees.”
12:38 : “We must make progress on the issues of quality of life at work and the prevention of professional wear and tear. All these subjects are for me essential within the framework of the social agenda”.
1:44 p.m. : “The employment rate for seniors is too low in France. (…) so the government is determined to improve it.”
12:32 p.m. : Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne speaks from Yvelines, in Velizy-Villacoublay, to talk about employment.
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11:36 : The fight against pension reform will soon resume in the National Assembly, with the Liot group’s bill to set the retirement age at 62 again. All of the 147 deputies of the Nupes, as well as the dissident socialist Martine Froger, have undertaken to co-sign the text.
11:12 a.m. : Elisabeth Borne will propose to the unions to meet her next week. “We are going to talk about it in the inter-union on May 2, answers Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT. We will decide together what action to take. It all depends on the purpose of this meeting and its form.
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10:21 a.m. : “When it’s difficult, it also happens, I prefer the noise of the debate to the noise of the pans. It is this noise of the debate that I have heard in my travels.”
10:21 a.m. : “Real life is the exchanges with the public services, the agents, the French, in contact. And so we will pursue it with total determination. What would we be told, and rightly so, if we remained locked up and scared?”
10:17 a.m. : “THE ‘pans’ are marginal phenomena. (…) This is not real life.”
Clément Beaune affirms, on BFM TV, that the executive must continue its activities despite the “casserolades” which welcome them to the field in recent weeks. “We can and we must move, and we do”he recalls.
10:08 : Tax cuts announced for the middle classes: it is for “the French who live above all from their work, not from social assistance, nor from a large heritage”, defines Gabriel Attal. It could be income tax, inheritance… “We’re going to work on it.” https://t.co/CCMVkQxtwx
10:08 : “This year, we raised the childcare tax credit limit by 50%.” This morning, Gabriel Attal gave several examples of tax cuts for the middle classes. These last “make a lot of effort to work, they pay taxes”said the minister.
09:46 : Emmanuel Macron will attend the final of the Coupe de France, tomorrow at the Stade de France, confirms the Elysée. “The Coupe de France final is a sporting, family and festive event that the president has always attended. He will be there again this year”tells us the entourage of the president.
09:23 : Reduce expenses: “I want to fight against all fraud”, launches Gabriel Attal. VAT fraud costs “around 20 billion euros per year”, that “in social contributions is estimated around 8 billion”, that “in social benefits is around 2.8 billion”. https://t.co/t1xDo1UPNY
09:22 : The Minister of Public Accounts also raised the issue of tax evasion. VAT fraud costs “around 20 billion euros per year”he says.
09:18 : “Abyssal” wage gaps between big bosses and employees: Gabriel Attal, Minister in charge of Public Accounts, suggests “setting criteria” such as the impact of the company on the environment for example, but believes that this is not is not for the state to decide. https://t.co/BJ6XbWPjLm
09:18 : The NGO Oxfam yesterday published a report on the pay gap between employees and bosses of large companies. “Is it just profits [sur lesquels] should executive salaries be indexed? Are these other issues, in particular the impact on the business environment? points out Gabriel Attal. These are important debates, which we can have in society and in Parliament.”
09:02 “What the French see is that there is now a gap between the provinces and those who decide in Paris. And what the president has done is to show that for him this hiatus does not exist. He is in contact with his population, ”says @GDarmanin on #Europe1 https://t.co/M8cU9egRsU
09:32 : In recent days, Emmanuel Macron has been meeting (and having fun) on the ground. “He is in contact with his people”defends his Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, on Europe 1.
08:12 : Is there a democratic crisis in France? Yes, for David Lisnard. “The politicians themselves constantly denigrate the system. (…) And above all, there is a crisis in the exercise of power”says president of the Association of Mayors of France.
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08:00 : David Lisnard is the guest of the “Four Truths” of France 2 this morning. The mayor (LR) of Cannes opposes the idea of a government agreement with the majority. “Faced with the serious democratic and civic crisis, we must offer a powerful, credible and reasonable alternative. To do this, we must not mislead ourselves with a power whose way of governing leads to failure”he believes.