The national secretary of the PCF, Fabien Roussel, castigated Thursday the “quirky” remarks of Emmanuel Macron on “abundance”, a “president returned from his fortified castle” who “does not know the problems of the French”, and called to “put an end to the recklessness of the super-rich”.
“Since 2017, President Macron has constantly lowered the taxes of the richest, of multinationals. (…) After five years of Macron government, the heritage of the 500 largest fortunes in France has gone from 570 billion (euros) in 2017 to more than 1,000 billion”, criticized Fabien Roussel, during a meeting for the summer party day in Malo-les-Bains (Dunkirk). “Yesterday (Wednesday), the President of the Republic dared to come and tell us: ‘It’s over with abundance, it’s over with carelessness.’ But in what country does he live, this President of the Republic who has just returned from his fortified castle of Brégançon, where he went jet-skiing, with his family, in his private swimming pool? “, he scolded in front of 3,000 people.
“It’s not the abundance the problem, it’s the lack”
“He does not know the problems of the French. The French, they have worries, they do not live recklessly, they worry about the future”, he insisted, referring to the “ten million of our fellow citizens who live below the poverty line” , the “four million poorly housed people” or the 12 million who “live in fuel poverty”.
“For a large majority, abundance is not the problem, it is scarcity. It’s not carelessness, it’s the worry of the empty fridge, the holidays we’re deprived of, the restaurant we can’t afford” and “it’s not the little checks from the president of the Republic who will improve their situation,” he lamented.
Mr. Roussel called for “putting an end to the abundance of the super-rich and multinationals (…) that of Bernard Arnault, François Pinault, Mulliez, CEOs of Carrefour, Total and company”.
The PCF wants to tax superprofits
For this new parliamentary term, the PCF will propose “putting on the agenda of the finance bill a tax on the superprofits of large groups, an anti-speculation tax, and an exceptional solidarity tax on the great fortunes of our country,” he promised.
He proposed to “snatch” thus “50 billion (euros) per year from multinationals, the richest, speculation”, and to ask “the State and the European Central Bank to put as much each to feed a “specific fund dedicated to employment, the climate and purchasing power” endowed with 150 billion euros.