The Minister of Budget, for whom the Government has been carrying out the strongest purchasing power policy since the post-war period, confirms that an exceptional help for the most modest will be paid at the start of the school year, before setting up of a food check.
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Former government spokesperson, just appointed Minister Deputy Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal defends government measures in matters of purchasing power. And targets the leader of the left alliance, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, before the legislative elections of June 12 and 19.
Emmanuel Macron has been discreet on the national scene since his re-election. Where is the reform momentum?
Unlike other eras, the Head of State is not focused to unravel what was done by his predecessor. It is happy for the country, which needs stability. The government is fully at work on priority texts, which will be presented in the coming weeks. With [the Minister of the Economy] Bruno Le Maire, we are focused on the continuation of the protection of the French, especially in the face of inflation. The president is maneuvering! He has already embarked on the major projects that are health and school, and on the launch of the National Refoundation Council. He also reaffirmed his intention to carry out the pension reform, which will come into force in July 2023.
Why so late, when it was to be born from the start of her five -year term?
It has always been planned that this reform comes into force in 2023. It is essential to finance our main priorities for social progress (social protection, support for elderly people with loss of autonomy) without taxes or additional debt. The logic of justice has not changed: we must work longer, overall, taking into account the arduousness and long careers. There will be a progressive decline in the legal retirement age. It is on this basis that the discussions with the social partners will endorse. A law will be prepared in the coming months.
in the short term, the 2023 budget will be largely placed under the sign of expenditure … The “whatever it costs” continues?
During the Covid crisis, the “whatever it costs”, allowed our economy to leave faster and stronger than elsewhere. We gradually ended this system in 2021 but we keep a strong protection policy of the French in the face of inflation. Tariff shield on gas and electricity, fuel remote, revaluation of the mileage scale … In 2022, these measures will allow each household to save on average 510 euros.
what are the next measures in terms of purchasing power?
We are committed with concrete and strong actions such as the abolition of the contribution to the public audiovisual, the bonus of purchasing power brought up to 6,000 euros, the revaluation of pensions and social benefits to take into account Inflation, load reductions for the self -employed or the fuel delivery, which will be extended in August. In the fall, we will set up a more targeted device on large rollers, to massively accompany those who have no choice but to use their vehicle to go to work. In addition, as Elisabeth Borne announced, exceptional help for the most modest will be paid at the start of the school year, before the establishment of a food check. It is the strongest purchasing power policy since the post-war period.
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