a very revised model of the “recipes” adopted within the Assembly in opposition to the opinion of the parliamentary majority | EUROtoday

The National Assembly authorised on Monday, November 4, with the votes of the left, a profoundly revised model of the “revenue” a part of the 2025 Social Security price range, in opposition to the opposition of Macronist and right-wing deputies who voted in opposition to. The amended textual content, which notably offers for 17 to twenty billion further contributions in line with the deputies, was authorised by 126 votes ” For “ and 98 ” against “. The Assembly will thus be capable to start analyzing the “expenses” a part of the textual content within the night.

By notably rising contributions on capital revenue or dividends, the left has “reasonably released (…) a level of financing for social protection and social security commensurate with needs”welcomed the socialist Jérôme Guedj.

The elected officers of “base” authorities have castigated a textual content “emptied of its meaning and of all seriousness, political and budgetary”as summarized by François Gernigon (Horizons). “You have created taxes and charges for nearly 17 billion”lamented Thibault Bazin (LR) whereas addressing the elected officers of the New Popular Front (NFP). “And there, the victims are not the wealthy, it is the working middle classes”he stated, castigating a textual content which “no longer looks like anything”.

Tacit assist of the RN

“The debacle is complete for the government! We have transformed the revenue part of the Social Security budget in the service of redistribution and sharing of wealth”greeted on X the LFI deputy Clémence Guetté, who chaired the session. “There is a majority to govern on the basis of the program of the New Popular Front”rejoiced his colleague from the North, Aurélien Le Coq.

To acquire this favorable vote, the New Popular Front needed to rely on the abstention of the National Rally. The RN, which had criticized the federal government’s preliminary textual content, additionally denounced “the tax madness that the left has imposed”. But he selected to abstain in order to not prematurely finish the debates – the rejection of the celebration ” recipes “ would the truth is have led to that of the complete textual content.

This tacit assist from the RN notably allowed the left to win, just a little earlier, a symbolic victory on the pension reform, with the adoption of amendments opposing the reform.

These socialist, rebellious and communist amendments, adopted by 178 votes to 76, modify an annex to the textual content, by repealing the rise within the authorized retirement age from 62 to 64 years. “Let’s go for the symbol, we are going to vote on this amendment”introduced the RN deputy Matthias Renault. Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin invited the PS to not sink “in demagoguery through this amendment”. “Instead, support those who are responsible in this matter by reducing our public deficits”he stated.

“Today is a first symbolic step”underlined the LFI deputy Manuel Bompard, by assembly with the deputies on November 28, for the examination of a proposed LFI legislation additionally proposing to repeal the reform, which can have an opportunity of passing.