The national secretary of the PCF, Fabien Roussel, castigated this Thursday, August 25, the "
offbeat
" remarks of Emmanuel Macron on "
abundance
", a "
president who has returned from his fortified castle
" who "
does not know the problems of the French
" , and called for "
an end to the recklessness of the super-rich
".
“
Since 2017, President Macron has constantly lowered the taxes of the richest, of multinationals.
(…) After five years of Macron government, the heritage of the 500 largest fortunes in France has gone from 570 billion (euros) in 2017 to more than 1,000 billion
”, criticized Fabien Roussel, during a meeting for the summer day party in Malo-les-Bains (Dunkirk).
"
It's not the abundance the problem, it's the lack
"
“
Yesterday (Wednesday), the President of the Republic dared to come and tell us:
“
It's over abundance, it's over recklessness
”
.
But in which country does he live, this President of the Republic who returns from his fortified castle in Brégançon, where he went jet-skiing, with his family, in his private swimming pool?
“, he scolded in front of 3000 people.
“
He does not know the problems of the French.
The French, they have worries, they do not live recklessly, they worry about the future
”, he insisted, referring to the “
ten million of our fellow citizens who live below the poverty line
” , the “
four million poorly housed
people ” or the 12 million who “
live in fuel poverty
".
“
For a large majority, abundance is not the problem, it is scarcity.
It's not carelessness, it's worry about the empty fridge, the vacations we're deprived of, the restaurant we can't afford
" and "
it's not the little checks from the president of the Republic which will improve their situation
", he lamented.
Fabien Roussel called for "
putting an end to the abundance of the super-rich and multinationals (...) that of Bernard Arnault, François Pinault, Mulliez, CEOs of Carrefour, Total and company
".
Tax proposals
For this new parliamentary term, the PCF will propose "
putting on the agenda of the finance bill a tax on the superprofits of large groups, an anti-speculation tax, and an exceptional solidarity tax on the great fortunes of our country
,” he promised.
He proposed
to “snatch
” thus “
50 billion (euros) per year from multinationals, the richest, speculation
”, and to ask “
the State and the European Central Bank to put as much each
to feed a “
specific fund dedicated to employment, the climate and purchasing power
” endowed with 150 billion euros.
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", before a return to school which could be eventful due to the socio-economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and the the war in Ukraine.
