Francois Bayrou: “It is rare that I disagree with the President of the Republic, but here, I disagree” He said he was firmly opposed to the idea of the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, of transferring part of social contributions to VAT. Bayrou also distanced himself from the unemployment insurance reform put on the table by the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal.
The centrist party leader reaffirmed his desire for institutional reform before the end of the five-year term, with the implementation of proportional representation for legislative elections. He considered in this regard that the proposal from the President. of the Assembly, Yaël Braun-Pivet, aimed at establishing a proportional share in the most populated departments, is “not adapted to the situation” ‘I disagree’ with Emmanuel Macron’s idea of setting up a “contribution” on the second-hand book market, he said.