Major and unexpected turnaround by candidate LR on her flagship proposal to increase salaries by 10% in five years below 2.2 minimum wages, less than three months before the presidential election.
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Faced with criticism from employers and questions from certain experts about its legal feasibility, Valérie Pécresse could hardly continue to defend this measure, which consisted of transforming employees' old-age contributions into employer charges.
A 3% increase in wages
Especially since, on the side of political opponents too, we were beginning to point out the flaws in the system, starting with the camp of Emmanuel Macron.
The entourage of the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, did not skimp on communication to denounce a "
poorly put together
" measure , which would lead either to an "
increase in the cost of skilled labor
", or to a "
renegotiation of all employment contracts above 2.2 smics
".
Also, the former Minister of the Budget under Nicolas Sarkozy has decided to rectify the situation, but…
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