Pension, VAT, minimum wage... that await in priority the French in the Great debate

After two months of great debate, the citizens erected the purchasing power in the first issue of concern, according to our survey Odoxa-Dentsu Consulting. A Fr

Pension, VAT, minimum wage... that await in priority the French in the Great debate

After two months of great debate, the citizens erected the purchasing power in the first issue of concern, according to our survey Odoxa-Dentsu Consulting. A French-in-three (35 %) application before all the re-indexing of pension on inflation - which is already scheduled for 2020, the constitutional Council having retoqué the decision of the executive sub-index the pensions for two years (2019 and 2020), limiting the extent to 2019.

The reduction in VAT on certain categories of products is the second measure considered as the most urgent. Recurring proposal of the "yellow vests", its decrease on the goods of first necessity (essential food products, gas, electricity, books...), now taxed at 5.5 %, has been considered by the prime minister, at the end of January, "intellectually" and "legally possible". But with the agreement of the european Union, a directive sets a minimum threshold of VAT to 5 % (excluding "special rates").

" READ ALSO - Édouard Philippe says that he is willing to review the indexation of pensions

the Third priority named by the French, the increase in the minimum wage - now set at 1522 € € gross monthly - is not, however, considered by the executive: the government pointed to the gain of 100, - euros per month, in 2019, for workers paid at the smic level, via an increase of the premium of activity - a promise of Emmanuel Macron.

" READ ALSO - Bonus activity: "On the bottom, this changes nothing!"

"To the reverse of these priorities, the measures on democracy appear much less important for our fellow citizens", swatch president of Odoxa, Gaël Sliman. The introduction of mandatory voting, with account taken of the white vote, and the implementation of a referendum on citizens ' initiative (RIC) shall not be included in the top priorities - which did not prevent the French to approve in the majority, according to polls of the fondation Jean-Jaurès, in 2015, and OpinionWay, in January of this year. The only measure of institutional deemed urgent by a French person in four (26 %) is the reduction in the number of mps - a drop of 30 % is already provided for in the reform of the institutions.

Great debate : the French are-they too loans of their portfolio ? - Look on Figaro Live

Date Of Update: 18 March 2019, 00:00
NEXT NEWS