DECRYPTION – For a few moments, the idea of a rollback on the budgetary measures planned by the government circulated, before the executive denied it.
What happened during the lunch between the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier and the president of Medef, Patrick Martin, on Tuesday? The two men met to discuss the savings measures included in the 2025 finance bill (PLF). Several of them do not go down well with the employers' organization, in particular the 4 billion euros. savings linked to the reduction of exemptions from charges for businesses, which would increase labor costs.
At the exit, Medef indicated au Figaro what “Michel Barnier assured Patrick Martin straight in the eye that there would be no removal of exemptions from charges.” Total victory then. But once the information appeared, the organization immediately retracted. Ultimately, the Prime Minister would not have promised anything. Patrick Martin would only have firmly reiterated his wish not to see any elimination of exemptions in the final outline of the budget. In the process, Matignon…
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