He had already talked a lot in recent days. But never on television. Emmanuel Macron has long answered the questions of Gilles Bouleau, during an interview broadcast this Monday evening on TF1. The President of the Republic mentioned the reindustrialization of the France, the war in Ukraine, but also the pension reform and purchasing power, while the National Assembly should debate in early June a repeal of the reform and Elisabeth Borne must begin discussions with the social partners on Tuesday in Matignon.
On pension reform
While the National Assembly is expected to debate in early June a repeal of the pension reform, on the proposal of the Liot group, Emmanuel Macron repeated the legitimacy of his project. "We must balance the pension system for our children," said the French president, referring to a "necessary reform". "I'm doing what I said," he recalls. "I accept this reform. But as it is unpopular, everyone has untied, "denounces Emmanuel Macron.
"There was a vote on this text" since "there was no majority to fall" the government, recalled Emmanuel Macron. The French president thus targeted without naming the deputies who will support a bill of the Liot group to repeal the pension reform, believing that there had been no vote in Parliament because of the use of 49.3.
On purchasing power and inflation
Emmanuel Macron had said his desire in an interview with L'Opinion to relieve the middle classes of taxation. "We must pursue a path of lowering taxes on our middle classes. What for? Because if we want to continue to embark the country, we still need to restore credibility to the work, "he had justified.
A speech repeated and specified Monday night on TF1 against Gilles Bouleau. "In our budgetary trajectory by 2027, there are two billion in tax cuts for households," Macron said. I have asked the government to focus these two billion on a tax cut for the middle classes. » On what date? "When the fiscal path allows", "in this five-year period".
"I encourage all companies that have the opportunity to do so to have this dialogue" in order to distribute the value sharing bonus (formerly "Macron premium"), also said Monday evening Emmanuel Macron. "You have to make a better living when you work. This is the effort we will continue to make, "says the French president.
On the anti-inflation quarter, which seems to be proving its worth, "it will be extended" "if necessary," says Emmanuel Macron. And the president to announce the upcoming reopening of trade negotiations in order to "put everyone back at the table". With a goal, set this Monday evening by the president: "absorb inflation by the autonomous".
On the reindustrialization of the country
If Emmanuel Macron's interview on TF1 falls this Monday, it is not a coincidence. International business leaders – several of whom announced significant investments in France – were received on Monday afternoon in Versailles on the occasion of Operation Choose France. The French president has also personally received several bosses at the Élysée, including the boss of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter Elon Musk. On Tuesday, the government's green industry bill is due to be presented to the Council of Ministers.
"Today, we announce a record number of foreign investments," says Emmanuel Macron, about Choose France, citing the "13 billion euros invested". "The whole France has changed," said the French president, rejecting the idea that these investments would only be useful in Paris ("three-quarters will be invested outside Paris," he said). "We are all fighting to reindustrialize," says the French president. We created 1.6 million jobs last year. »
On the war in Ukraine
The France will continue to support Ukraine. "The strategy of the France: to help Ukraine resist," according to the French president. Emmanuel Macron had received Sunday evening at the Elysee Palace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after a visit to Spain and before one to Great Britain. "We have already delivered a lot," Macron said, without detailing the content of these deliveries. The France will deliver "other equipment and missiles" to help Ukraine in its offensive.
But the France will go beyond the delivery of weapons. Emmanuel Macron announced that the France would train Ukrainian pilots, as also announced on Monday by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. "We have opened the door to train pilots," and "right now," Macron said. It was already planned to train 2,000 Ukrainians in 2023 in France and nearly 4,000 in Poland, where the France has deployed 200 soldiers for this.
On his "contempt"
As for his way of governing, Emmanuel Macron denies any contempt in his action. "I reject (this term) because we do not go to contact as I have been doing since I have been involved in political life, when we have contempt for people. And I'll tell you when you have contempt, you don't care," the French president replied. "True contempt is lying to people. (...) I have always told the French the truth, what I believed and with sincerity to carry these commitments, "added Emmanuel Macron, denouncing an adjective especially taken up "by the extremes".
