Not panic but worry Medef du Calvados recognizes its president Damien Charrier less than two weeks before the early legislative elections. The different parties vying for this election will be received this Thursday in Paris to clarify and detail their economic program.
Taxation at the heart of concerns
“Periods of instability are never good for the economy, so obviously there is concern” estimates Damien Charrier. But the president of Medef du Calvados and the economic players in the department are not in panic either: “we will be fixed fairly quickly given the timetable that has been set for the elections“.** And clarifications will be provided quickly. All the heads of the list will be received this Thursday at Medef headquarters to provide details on their economic project and their coherencewith some “precise expectations on pensions and European openness“Like the others, Norman businesses need to see things clearly, repeats Damien Charrier, particularly on taxation. On direct taxation and production taxes because “if we want companies to invest and if we want to welcome foreign investments on French territory, we need to have stability in this tax system“.
“Raising the retirement age will lead to a collapse of the system”
Retirees are also at the heart of concerns. The National Rally and the New Popular Front announce that they want to repeal the reform and return to a starting age of 60 or 62. Which for the president of Medef du Calvados will lead to “a collapse of the regime“We must tell the truth repeats Damien Charrier for whom “we can’t have an increasing life expectancy, work less hours and not review the fundamentals, that doesn’t work“.
The other point to clarify is the European opening. “We made the choice of Europe, of the euro and it is clear that proposals which would move towards closure, towards protectionism and isolation on France would be choices which would be catastrophic for the national economy.“
No voting instructions from Medef
After the meeting with the different training groups, the Medef du Calvados will not give no voting instructions for the legislative elections. Damien Charrier is very clear on this point: “we are not here to support one party more than another. On the other hand, we can give an orientation on the economic aspect of the programs, saying that some seem coherent and beneficial for the French economy as a whole or, conversely, unrealistic. But our remarks will stop there”
