How to improve the purchasing power of Ardéchois? The question is crucial in this legislative campaign. During the France Bleu-Le Dauphiné Libéré debate, each of the five main candidates for the 3rd constituency specified what they would do about it if they became the representative of South Ardèche in the National Assembly.
Lower fuel prices
For outgoing deputy LR Fabrice Brunthe cost of gasoline must be tackled as a priority: “we must neutralize fuel prices to the tune of 1 euro 50 by lowering taxes. I remind you that – for diesel for example, it is 61% tax. And when we talk about purchasing power, we must also revaluing pensions, we can also offer solutions by lowering the CSG on wages and for the self-employed. And Fabrice Brun says he is ready to vote for the text that will be proposed by the current government.
For presidential majority candidate Alexandra Cauquil, the current aid for petrol and energy must be maintained. But not only. According to her, it is also “the revaluation of pensions this summer, a food check which will have to be discussed this summer and it is to revalue work with the Macron bonus which is tripled, without charge for companies and tax-free for employees.”
Act on basic necessities
“We are not Macronie with scoops and Perlimpinpin powder” respond National Rally candidate Johan Verheij, “we will fight to remove VAT on a hundred basic necessities.”
The candidate of the union of the left Florence Pallot proposes for its part the blocking of prices for basic necessities, a minimum wage of 1500 € and the revaluation of pensions. And also a more original measure: “on will make the first fifteen m3 of water per person per year free as well as a few thousand kwh of electricity by creating a progressive tariff. We know that an 18-hole golf course is the consumption of 120,000 inhabitants. It is normal that those who consume the most, pay more.”
Improve housing insulation
Finally, Laurent Ughettoformer socialist president of the department of Ardèche, who presents himself as various left in this election, stresses the importance of combining purchasing power and ecological transition. “A well-insulated house means less consumption. The energy sieves that we know for certain collective housing are unacceptable because it affects the most modest among us. A massive plan is needed. A real shock to society.”
The five other candidates in the running on the constituency are:
- Gérard Gandon of Reconquest
- Gonzaga Silva, the Patriots
- Christophe Marchisio of Workers’ Struggle
- Audrey Teillet for the animalist party
- Anne Alirol of the Regionalists