Paris (AFP) – The Pact responsibility loses much of its social component, pledge given to the left by the government Wednesday after the rejection by the Constitutional Council of a measure in favor of purchasing power employees modest.
The Sages have thus considered “unconstitutional” an article Amending budget of Social Security in 2014, providing a sliding relief contributions paid by employees earning between minimum wage and a 1 3 SMIC.
These provisions “infringe the principle of equality,” they point out in their decision, which came after an appeal by the UMP against this measure.
The Government immediately promised “alternative measures” after the veto, to “amplify” the “device tax cuts already announced” by the executive.
They pass through tax, Has it assured Matignon, who cited several options, “open”: income tax, tax credit, Prime employment and CSG, however, the latter prompting reservations Bercy. Far found will be listed in the bill initial budget for 2015, the law on financing social security for 2015, or both, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Still, this decision is a blow to the pact of solidarity and responsibility raised by the executive and François Hollande.The reduction of employee contributions had been referred by the President after the second round of municipal elections, for add a dose of its social policy.
The Head of State was announced as a “solidarity pact” to complete the pact of responsibility containing significant savings and support efforts to businesses .
It was to restore the purchasing power of the poorest workers by lowering their contributions (pension and health insurance), up to 520 euros per year for a full-time job at SMIC (1,445.38 euros gross monthly). This amount would then decrease to 1.3 times the minimum wage.
The measure should apply by 1 January 2015, concerning 5.2 million employees and 2.2 million civil servants, at a cost of € 2.5 billion-. Half 13th month –
In its decision, the Constitutional Council noted “a difference of treatment which is not based on a difference situation between the insured of the same social security system. “
So,” one social security system continue (…) to fund, for all of its policyholders, the same benefits despite the absence of payment by nearly a third of them, of all employee contributions. “
PS MP Gerard Bapt estimated to AFP that the decision was” very damaging because it was very significant at the minimum wage, representing almost the equivalent of half a month extra 13th Annual “.
For the deputy PS” rebellious “Paul Christian” relief of employee contributions was the only part of the text which had a positive effect on the purchasing power of wage earners “
The reactions have also increased on twitter.” The Constitution of the Fifth (Republic) would therefore reduce employer contributions and employee contributions not?? ! Strongly the VI “has responded Denis Baupin, MP environmentalist
.” We had to increase the minimum wage: + + fair and simple “also wrote in a tweet Secretary General Workers Force Jean-Claude Mailly .
The Constitutional Council also retoqué part of Article 2 concerning the reduction of employer contributions for certain jobs at home.
These provisions adopted by the Parliament in consideration of amending budget Social Security “were introduced in new reading when they were unrelated to the provisions still under discussion,” said the institution.
Article 2 provided the doubling (from 0.75 euro to 1.5 euro per hour) September 1, for childcare and care for dependent elderly or disabled, the relief contributions that benefit individuals since 2013 employers.
However, this measure will be proposed as part of the social security budget for 2015 again, the government said.
The Council’s decision, however, does not prevent the promulgation of the law, amputated both provisions.
Consolation for the government, the Council approved at the same time the Finance Act (LFR) for 2014, especially considering that the economic assumptions on which it is based “are not tainted with an intent to distort the outline of his balance.”
The Sages had been seized by over sixty members of the opposition, which challenged the sincerity .
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