This is the card that the majority will play. Gabriel Attal promised on Saturday several measures in favor of purchasing power in the event of victory for the presidential camp in the early legislative elections of June 30 and July 7, elections in which the far right is the favorite.
The Prime Minister unveiled these measures in the regional daily press and on France 2 before the presentation, at the start of the week, of the majority’s entire program.
It confirms a reduction in electricity bills of 15% “from next winter”, which will represent for each French person, “200 euros less” on their bill, “thanks to the reform of the European electricity market that we got it.”
The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire had already pledged on Tuesday that the French’s electricity bill would fall by 10 to 15% in February 2025 thanks in particular to nuclear production, denouncing the energy strategy of the National Rally.
“Group purchases” of school supplies
The head of government is also considering “group purchases” of school supplies to reduce the price by up to 15%. Supermarkets will thus be able to offer “packs” of supplies whose lower prices will be the result of negotiations between the State and suppliers.
Gabriel Attal also suggests working on the establishment of complementary “public” health insurance at 1 euro per day for those who are not covered by mutual insurance. Town halls already offer “communal mutual insurance” for their residents in order to reduce the costs of these supplements.
Faced with the rise in prices of supplementary health insurance contracts, some mutual insurance managers and experts are raising the idea of less comprehensive and less expensive contracts.
Increase in the “Macron” bonus
The Prime Minister also promises to exempt first-time middle-class property buyers from notary fees, up to 250,000 euros. “Notary fees” include notary fees but also a tax, transfer duties for valuable consideration (DMTO), which finances communities.
Gabriel Attal also plans to increase the amount of the so-called “Macron” bonus, paid by companies to their employees up to 10,000 euros, instead of the current 6,000, “without charge or tax”.
Finally, Gabriel Attal wants a tax on share buybacks which will finance an “energy renovation fund” for the “middle and working” classes. This fund will make it possible to renovate 300,000 additional homes by 2027.
Before the announcement of the dissolution of the Assembly, the government was already planning to include in the next finance bill (PLF) a measure to tax companies that buy back their own shares.
Faced with the public deficit slipping in 2023, the government has warned of a tightening of the budgetary screws, but is also seeking to increase its revenues.