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The authorities plans to additional strengthen the arsenal towards those that cheat the solidarity system. In an interview given to Sunday newspaper of February 8, the Minister of Labor, Jean-Pierre Farandou, stated he “favorable” the suspension of fee of unemployment advantages within the occasion of “serious suspicion of fraud” – “that is to say with convincing elements”. His remarks imply that the chief intends to toughen up the invoice regarding the battle towards social and tax fraud, debated for the reason that fall of 2025 in Parliament and which the deputies should contemplate, in session, from February 24.

Compared to the preliminary model of the textual content, one new measure – no less than – can be added, taking on, partially, an modification voted within the Senate in November 2025. This is to finish “the law by covering the situation of benefit recipients looking for work”we specify within the workplace of Mr. Farandou, who affirms that the laws already supplies for this chance of quickly interrupting fee for different providers. “If beneficiaries do not respond to formal notices from France Travail [l’opérateur qui verse les indemnisations] or if there is evidence of fraud, we can now suspend for up to three months”continues the minister’s entourage. This argues that the folks involved may have “the possibility of providing elements which contradict the evidence of France Travail and in this case the suspension will be lifted quickly”.

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