Tax measures in the event of victory in the legislative elections, battle with the RN… Gabriel Attal’s “8h30 franceinfo”

The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Tuesday June 18, 2024.

Gabriel Attal, Prime Minister, was the guest of “8:30 am franceinfo”, Tuesday June 18, 2024. Program of the majority for the legislative elections, battle against the National Rally… He answered questions from Salhia Brakhlia and Jérôme Chapuis.

The State “must know how to pay you what you are entitled to”

“I want next year to be able to implement solidarity at the source”, declares Gabriel Attal. Campaign leader of the presidential camp in the legislative elections, the Prime Minister is committed to carrying out this measure of Emmanuel Macron’s 2022 program, which should make it possible to automate procedures for beneficiaries of social benefits in order to fight against -appeal.

🔴 On solidarity at the source ➡️ ” [Cela verra le jour en 2025] if the French vote for the candidates Together for the Republic”, believes Gabriel Attal. pic.twitter.com/fx0JzhkXPn

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“You have French people who may be entitled to aid but who do not ask for it“, he says. “If the state knows how much you earn to collect taxes, it must know how to pay you what you are entitled to”assures the Prime Minister. “Today the problem is that you have people who are entitled to things who don’t get them because they don’t know. And you have people who aren’t entitled to certain things but who still manage to receive it”believes Gabriel Attal. “We have to put everything straight”he recommends.

Towards a “golden rule against tax increases”

Gabriel Attal promises that he “There will be no tax increase if the French give a majority to the Ensemble pour la République candidates” in the legislative elections on June 30 and July 7. “We will even try to continue to lower them”he specifies.

🔴Taxation ➡️ “The commitment I am making is that there will be no tax increase if the French give a majority to the candidates I present,” explains Gabriel Attal. pic.twitter.com/EUfzQcajqe

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The Prime Minister undertakes to put in place “a golden rule against tax increases” which he wishes to include in the finance law. He also promises “a new law to combat tax and social fraud” from this summer, “if the Together for the Republic candidates are elected”. He promises “more means of investigation” for services that fight against fraud, such as “the possibility of cross-referencing files”.

RN in the legislative elections: “it’s starting to look like a refusal of an obstacle”

“We have seen for several days, regarding Jordan Bardella, that there is less and less of a program and more and more conditions”tackle Gabriel Attal. “It’s starting to look like obstacle refusal”quips the campaign manager of the presidential camp.

“At the National Rally, we see, everything is approximations or denials”he exclaims, denouncing an image “very political”. He mentions in particular the programmatic setbacks of the National Rally on the possible repeal of the pension reform. “We ask them to explain how they finance their program, they are unable to answer”, attacks Gabriel Attal. Also in the Prime Minister’s sights is Jordan Bardella’s declaration affirming that he must have an absolute majority to succeed him at Matignon. Gabriel Attal highlights that since he has been Prime Minister (since January), “around twenty laws were adopted by Parliament. There was no need for 49.3 for that”he emphasizes.

🔴 “There is no inevitability to the choice between the extreme right and the extreme left. There is a choice and a useful vote from the first round […] it’s the candidates Together for the Republic,” assures Gabriel Attal. pic.twitter.com/eNXjGG4TRY

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