Drive the nail in. On the sidelines of the international summit "Choose France" held on Monday at the Palace of Versailles, Emmanuel Macron hammered his message to the middle classes. Guest of the 20h of TF1 Monday evening, the President of the Republic announced that he wanted 2 billion in "tax cuts for households by 2027". A tax relief planned "in our budgetary trajectory," says the head of state. Who recalls what it is about: "We have planned until 2027 spending, revenues to also hold our deficit and start repaying our debt.
»Regarding the means to achieve this in the coming years, Emmanuel Macron says "to have asked the government to make proposals so that they focus on the middle classes." To do this, the president "does not want to close doors because there may be smart things to do on a portion of the contributions you pay when you are an employee." If Emmanuel Macron reserves the right to give a precise timetable, he suggests that this boost could be spread over time, "when the budgetary trajectory allows it in this five-year period.
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Emmanuel Macron wants measures for "the French who work hard, who want to raise their children and who today (...) are struggling to make ends meet." It is on them that the head of state wants to "focus" the announced tax reduction. While inflation has affected many French people for several months, especially in terms of food, the tenant of the Élysée focuses his speech on purchasing power. With four directives to improve it: achieving full employment, raising low wages, emphasizing the exceptional bonus and promoting social dialogue.
With this statement, the president goes into the details of his more general announcements already made in L'Opinion: "We must continue a trajectory of tax reduction on our middle classes. But the taxation of middle-class incomes is too important and is accelerating too fast. It crushes the gains in purchasing power between 1500 and 2500 euros." A clear and clear message sent to the France of work hammered and amplified on TF1.
