INFO LE FIGARO – Saturday’s meeting between the Prime Minister and his predecessor failed to reach agreement on the level of charges for businesses in the 2025 budget.
The Prime Minister and his predecessor at Matignon failed on Saturday to seal a political agreement on the level of increase in charges for businesses in the 2025 budget. The rising cost of labor in France has divided the two partners in the government’s Socle Communal for several weeks.
Gabriel Attal, head of the Renaissance deputies in the Ensemble pour la République (EPR) group, is firmly opposed to Michel Barnier’s plan to cut social security contributions. The government initially announced that it would save 4 billion euros next year by raising the cost of labor. He faced his predecessor, with whom he had lunch at Matignon on Saturday, Michel Barnier proposed to limit it to 2 billion euros.
According to sources familiar with their exchange contacted by Le FigaroGabriel Attal is reported to have reaffirmed his opposition to any increase in charges at a time when companies are facing the following challenges a tougher economic context and…
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