Gabriel Attal promised, on Saturday June 15, several measures in favor of purchasing power in the event of victory for the presidential camp in the early legislative elections of June 30 and July 7, where the far right is the favorite. The Prime Minister, who is leading the outgoing majority’s campaign, unveiled these measures in the regional daily press before the presentation, at the start of the week, of the majority’s entire program.
Electricity prices
It confirms a reduction in electricity bills of 15% “from next winter”which will represent for each French person, “200 euros less” on their invoice, “thanks to the reform of the European electricity market that we obtained”. The Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, had already pledged on Tuesday that the French electricity bill would fall by 10 to 15% in February 2025, in particular thanks to nuclear production, denouncing the energy strategy of the National Rally (RN).
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School supplies
The head of government plans “group purchases” of school supplies to reduce the price by up to 15%. Supermarkets will thus be able to offer “packs” supplies whose lower prices will be the result of negotiations between the State and suppliers.
Mutual insurance at “1 euro per day”
The Prime Minister proposes to work on the establishment of complementary health insurance “public” at 1 euro per day for those who are not covered by mutual insurance. Faced with the rise in prices of supplementary health insurance contracts, some mutual insurance managers and experts are raising the idea of less comprehensive and less expensive contracts.
Notary fees
Gabriel Attal promises to exempt first-time buyers of middle-class property from up to 250,000 euros of notary fees. “For middle-class French people who wish to access property for the first time, we will exempt notary fees in the event of purchasing a home up to 250,000 euros”, he explains. THE ” notary fees “ include notaries’ fees but also a tax, the transfer duties for valuable consideration (DMTO), which finances the communities.
“Macron” bonus
He plans to increase the amount of the so-called “Macron” bonus, paid by companies to their employees up to 10,000 euros, instead of the current 6,000, “without charge or tax”.
Since July 2022, the value sharing bonus (PPV) has replaced the exceptional purchasing power bonus implemented in 2019, called the “Macron bonus”. But this new bonus is no longer popular since the end of its tax exemption. Payments of this PPV by companies fell by more than half in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same period last year, after the end of its tax exemption, according to INSEE.
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Tax on share buybacks
Gabriel Attal wants a tax on share buybacks which will finance a “energy renovation fund” for classes “medium and popular”. This fund will make it possible to renovate 300,000 additional homes by 2027.
Before the announcement of the dissolution, the government was already planning to include in the next finance bill (PLF) a measure to tax companies that buy back their own shares. Faced with the public deficit slipping in 2023, the government has warned of a tightening of the budgetary screws, but is also seeking to increase its revenues.
