The campaign for the primary right really began … and tempo accelerates. Nicolas Sarkozy, François Fillon and Alain Juppe – to a lesser extent – are engaged in a kind of race with shallots. This is who will be the “reformer” in order to attract prospective voters who will decide between the 20 and 27 November. Currently, behind in the polls compared with Alain Juppé, Nicolas Sarkozy decided to go into overdrive. After the publication of his book “La France for Life” and numerous television interventions – including Thursday, October 4th on France 2 on emmission “words and deeds” on France 2 – he has granted the daily “Les Echos “interview where he exhibited his economic and social program.
on France 2 on Thursday night as the daily” Les Echos “, he says bluntly that if returned to power in 2017, he would immediately adopt a “shock against tax” at 25 billion euros, based in particular on a sharp drop in income tax. Meanwhile, it would incur a 100 billion savings plan in public spending and reform the labor market. Back on the main proposals of the former head of the state.
Reduce by 10% the income tax
Getting back to power, or rather, with economic promise iconic a decrease in income tax: this is what had made Jacques Chirac in 2002, that is what Nicolas Sarkozy tries to 2017. at the time of the liberal break, where nothing of the classic . The former head of state says just want to double the lead. Jacques Chirac had dropped all tax brackets of 5% during his reelection. For Nicolas Sarkozy, it will be 10% relief, about 7 billion.
An increase determined half by François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy ….
One way delete the “hype of the middle classes for 4 years,” in the words of the former mayor of Neuilly? In truth, the income tax has not started to increase with the arrival of Francois Hollande to power. The first increases were agreed in autumn 2010 by François Fillon and Nicolas Sarkozy. And, according to the very official estimates Council compulsory levies, the former and the current head of state are at par in the field.
The income tax was increased by just under 20 billion euros since the first Budget law for 2011 (+ 40% in total), half of which on the initiative of Nicolas Sarkozy -the only freeze the scale over two years has caused an increase of 3.5 billion, according to Insee- and half by decision of François Hollande. Nicolas Sarkozy has done by removing many niches, his successor played on broader measures, such as lowering the maximum benefit of the family quotient. Until 2012, each half-share quotient could generate up to 2,360 euros less tax, now the ceiling is 1,500 euros.
This measure mainly affects 10% of most households affluent, noted INSEE. For them, the additional tax reached 810 euros per year on average in 2014. This 10% of the wealthiest households they are the heart of the middle class? This will be discussed probably indefinitely.
One of the lowest taxes of major Western countries
However, what can not be debated is that the income tax in France remains one of the weakest of the major Western countries, even if the CSG is integrated in the calculation. It represents 8.4% of GDP, according to the OECD, against 9.8% of the national wealth in the US, 9.5% in Germany and 9.1% in Britain. In Italy, it reached 11.7% of GDP. The argument of international harmonization therefore does not take
100 billion euros in savings.? Where
On another essential part of the management of public finances, Nicolas Sarkozy takes a position right now common, promising to bring public spending 57% of GDP today to 50% at the end of the next five years. For this, 100 billion euros in savings are needed, said the former head of state. Where would they be realized? Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of the $ 6 billion related to non-replacement of staff on two retiring. This principle would be applied to local authorities, which would contradict besides that of independence.
And where the other 94 billion would be found? Is mentioned but not encrypted, a new pension reform, which relates with the passage of the legal age to 63 years and 64 years.
In truth, there would certainly be no reduction spends $ 100 billion. It is of course possible to achieve, but by reducing the share of public sector in our insurance system: France is characterized primarily by a significant weight of social expenditure, first in terms of pensions – vieillesse- insurance and to a lesser extent of health insurance.
Very concretely, with a largely privatized pension insurance -Funding of pensioners, insurance as it de-nationalized disease, it would be possible to reach to reduce the expenditure of $ 100 billion. This privatization or less was initiated by our neighbors, the Germans, for example, have adopted the mid-2000s a drastic pension reform, which has reduced the weight of pensions.
But no candidate in France will advance in such challenging social organization.
Reforming the labor market
in the social field, the chairman of the party “the Republicans “(LR) appears, seemingly putting – a can of water in his wine compared with a previous interview with the” Echos “on 30 September 2015. at the time, he openly spoke of his desire to establish corporate referendum to validate (or not) a company agreement of project directly by employees. One way around the unions. This time, the idea is no longer mentioned. Just as redefining the redundancy he required four months ago … and he says now. That said, this does not absolutely mean that the former Head of State has given up these reforms. Moreover, in a sentence, it recalls its intention to pass a reform of the labor market “… to end the legal uncertainty now hanging over businesses and improve the conditions for dialogue social “… says it all, really.
the” real end “35 hours
of the 35 hours, however, the former president does not deviate: this time, promised juror, it’s over. In the future, it therefore recommends that each company can negotiate “Exit 35 hours. But with rule 35 hours paid 35 37 37 paid, etc. “. It therefore noted that Nicolas Sarkozy will also end overtime reclaimed, it is certainly logical therefore that there is more legal working but it is far from the spirit of the law “Tepa” he did vote in 2008. at that time, not only increased overtime were saved, but in addition, they benefited from relief of employee contributions and a tax exemption on income. The wheel turns
Conversion to 37 hours for officials
Note that Nicolas Sarkozy will keep still a legal working hours. – Fixed to 37 hours – but only for officials. Which effectively means he has to work the agents two more hours without extra pay … with the exception of secondary school teachers. An old idea shared by virtually all of the voices on the right … and some of the left who dare not too put forward.
The return of the replacement of staff on two … but extended to territorial
Still on the officials, the former president, if he returned to business, promises to restore the rule of non-replacement of staff on two runners to retirement. His successor at the Elysée, François Hollande, he had just committed not to increase the number of officials. This is also generally the case in the State civil service. However, the size of the territorial public service increased 1.5% (0.8% excluding subsidized contracts) in 2014 from 1.98 million. That is why Nicolas Sarkozy wants to extend his rule of not replacing a retired two local authorities. He is ready to change the Constitution if necessary to achieve this. In fact, the principle of free administration of local authorities, confirmed by the constitutional revision of March 2003, seems to prohibit imposing such rules for local communities. In addition, it would call into question one of the great rules of decentralization. Nicolas Sarkozy is likely to undermine many elected.
“nationalize” Unemployment Insurance
Former Head of State also maintains its intention to nationalize unemployment insurance if the social partners, managers of UNEDIC, fail to restore the accounts and if they do not adopt degression of unemployment benefits. That would be a first. UNEDIC was created in 1958 by business and labor organizations. It is an association law 1901 and therefore a private law body entrusted with a public service mission. If the idea of Nicolas Sarkozy came into effect, it would be the first time he would be terminated in favor of gender mainstreaming taken in hand by the State … This echoes the age-old distrust of Nicolas Sarkozy . towards the intermediate body
Wear the retirement age to 63 years and 64 years
in addition
account deletion hardship – which is not a surprise – Nicolas Sarkozy also advocates a revision of pensions. He wants to raise the statutory retirement age to 63 by 2020 and to 64 in 2025. For him, this idea is not new. But above all, it will come into effect even before Nicolas Sarkozy eventually return to business. Indeed, on 30 October, in order to relieve the finances of supplementary pension schemes ARRCO and AGIRC, the labor organizations have decided that an employee, with all its annuities and decide to retire at 62, see his amputated 10% supplementary pension (the basic pension is not affected) a year for two or three years before again be able to obtain a full pension at 65. However, if an employee agrees to work four quarters more liquid and retire at age 63, the penalty would be canceled. And he even benefit from a 10% bonus (only during its first year of retirement) if he works up to 64 years. Bonus which will increase to 20% (always for one year) for three years of work and more than 30% for four more years.
Practice, everything is done to deter an employee to retire before 63 years. Now this was done for supplementary pensions will necessarily have an impact on the basis of retirement … So, de facto, the “Sarkozy project” will apply in one way or another, the former President returns to business or not. Mechanically, the age of retirement will decline.
Align civil servant pensions with those of private
In addition, old moon regularly called to the front the scene, the president of LR also wants to align the rules for calculating pensions for new staff on those of private sector employees, taking into account either the last six months of treatment, but the last 25 years. In compensation, premiums would be included. A reform in very symbolic. Certainly, taking into account only the last six months of treatment for officials regularly denounced. It is even the last big difference in the calculation of pensions between the public and the private, since the pension reforms of 2010 and 2014 decided to align the rate and duration of pension contribution of officials to the private. But if one looks more closely, it appears that, overall, the replacement rate (level of retirement compared to the previous salary) is roughly the same level between private sector employees and public officials, around 70%. And Nicolas Sarkozy will have to turn his calculator well if he wants to include in future officials premiums in calculating the pension based on 25 years of treatment. Indeed, on average, bonuses represent 15% of the remuneration of officials but that rate jumps to 36% for some officials “frames” or for example orderlies. Also ultimately include premiums could further weigh on public finances that relieve. But, strangely, Nicolas Sarkozy said nothing special diets (EDF, RATP, etc.). Moreover, when the issue of “Words and deeds” on France 2, this Thursday, February 4, he also evaded the question; it is true that at the time, to spend a minimum of reform, he spent a sort of “deal” with … the CGT, yet despised.
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