Antoine Armand wants to “mitigate” the increase in employer contributions on low wages planned in the 2025 budget. But this is not a gift and, in exchange, the Minister of the Economy wants “other efforts”. “The government hears the concerns expressed by businesses and the EPR group [Ensemble pour la République] in particular, concerning the potential impact on employment” of the five billion planned reductions in charges, declared Sunday the Minister for Echos.
“I would like us to improve our proposal by starting by reducing the increase in contributions on low wages. “We will have to find other efforts”, which can “take several forms, in particular an increase in working hours – which remains insufficient in France”, believes the minister.
Giving up a second holiday
The abandonment of a second public holiday “is one avenue among others”, according to him. In the budget, there is also no question, he assures, of “touching the Dutreil Pact” on business successions, nor “what made the research tax credit successful”.
The minister will bring together “in the coming days” a scientific committee responsible for evaluating Bercy's economic models, after the unexpected slippage of the public deficit this year, which led to the creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry. To achieve a public deficit of 5% of GDP next year, Antoine Armand does not exclude new savings “during the year if necessary” to achieve this.
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