The National Assembly on Thursday rejected a bill brought by the RN group, which intended to encourage companies to increase wages by 10% via reductions in employer contributions, as advanced by Marine Le Pen during the presidential election.
“Think of the French who need this measure”, pleaded in vain the boss of the 88 RN deputies, who denounced a “competition of bad faith” on the part of other political groups. Deletion amendments were voted on in turn.
Examined first as part of a day dedicated to proposals from the far-right group, the text carried by Christophe Bentz provided for exempting from employers’ contributions companies which would increase wages (up to three Smic) by 10% .
“A considerable cost for public finances”
The LR deputies abstained, pointing to “a considerable cost both for public finances and for businesses”.
Three Smic, or just over 4,000 euros net monthly salary, this goes “beyond” the middle classes, noted the Minister of Labor Olivier Dussopt, who judged that the proposal “hits next to its target”. He rather praised the indexation of the minimum wage to inflation or the value-sharing bonus that companies can pay.
In the presidential majority, Marc Ferracci (Renaissance) crushed “the unpreparedness and amateurism” of the RN.
“It’s Macron”
The left also rose up against a “stupid, nasty and banal measure of the liberal right”, in the words of Jérôme Guedj (PS), who worried about the repercussions of a drop in employers’ contributions on “the model of social protection” French.
“It’s Macron, the reduction of charges. So here is your new idea”, launched François Ruffin (LFI) to the benches on the far right, well stocked.
“Only the RN group is capable of overcoming the postures”, argued for his part Jean-Philippe Tanguy (RN), claiming the spirit of “solidarity” of the National Council of the Resistance. , under protests.
