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In the program of Valérie Pécresse figure the increase in net wages of 10% for the French earning less than 3,000 euros per month, by the end of the five-year term. How will it finance this policy?
More and more French people are outraged by the drop in purchasing power caused by the rise in resource prices. Valerie Pécresse wishes to increase by 10% salaries below 3,000 euros net per month, a measure that would affect 12 million employees. For itself do, the candidate The Republicans would remove the contributions old age, who represent about 7% salaries. “The financing of our social protections is essentially based on the work, it is very heavy for all the employees who have a big difference between their gross salary, and their net salary”, says Valérie Pécresse.
The presidential candidate says the state will cover the shortfall, which would cost her 20 billion euros. Valerie Pécresse also promises savings in the state budget, so as not to worsen the deficit. For some economists, this scenario lacks realism: “It is extremely difficult to make significant savings in public spending. The room for maneuver is extremely limited. Moreover, Emmanuel Macron did not succeed in reducing the number of civil servants “, explains Henri Sterdyniak, one of them.