STORY – During the examination of the Finance Bill, major groups and trade associations are redoubling their efforts to defend their interests with ministers and members of parliament. They fear the political context, more unstable and unpredictable than ever.
“ They’re laying siege to everyone ! ” In the middle budget reviewin the National Assembly’s Finance Committee on October 18, the Insoumis president Éric Coquerel is annoyed by CMA CGM with members of parliament. With meetings and e-mails, the lobbyists of the French shipping flagship are hard at work. They are seeking to thwart the attempts of several members of parliament, eager to eliminate a tax niche advantageous to shipowners.
“ They deployed unprecedented meansobserves an elected member of the presidential camp. Some of our top executives came to Paris to meet parliamentarians. ” Rodolphe Saadéhead of the CMA CGM group, even met personally with the general budget rapporteur (Liot), Charles de Courson. This is proof of the fears of the business world, which is worried that it will be hit hard by the Finance Bill. Particularly at a time when the French government is…
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