Not much new, a lot of vagueness and noticeable absences. In particular a precise text on immigration. In a speech of about twenty minutes at the end of the Council of Ministers, Elisabeth Borne presented this Wednesday, April 26 the program that her government will carry out in the “hundred days” to come, set by Emmanuel Macron to get out of the pension quagmire.
Work
“Work life pact” : by July 14, creation of a “new social agenda with the social partners” to talk about everything… except pensions. It will therefore be a question of income, professional retraining, “universal time savings account” and employment of seniors. Everything must lead to a labor bill for the beginning of 2024.
“Full-employment” bill in early June with, on the program, among other things, the advent of France Travail, which is to replace Pôle Emploi and the strengthening of sanctions for RSA recipients.
Creation of 20,000 training places in “future professions” at the start of the 2023 school year, after 10,000 created in 2022. The subject is not new for the government. In her general policy statement on July 6, the Prime Minister had promised the training “of a million young people in the professions of the future, half of them in the digital sector”.
Immigration
Experimentation of a “Border Force” at the borders, in which the police, gendarmes, soldiers and customs officers will collaborate.
But the text that Gérald Darmanin wanted is not officially on the program. Matignon confines himself to asking for the “continuation of exchanges with the political groups to move the text forward”. “We know that we would not obtain a majority on a balanced text”, after consultations with right-wing groups by the Prime Minister, justified Matignon. “At this stage, we don’t see the way, so we’re not going to put something in the atmosphere that we don’t see the way.”
Industry
Draft law on “green industry”, for mid-May, carried by Bruno Le Maire and Christophe Béchu for a debate in Parliament before the summer which will “design to facilitate the establishment and development of industrial sites more quickly”.
Creation of a “future climate savings plan”.
Total abolition of the CVAE (contribution on the added value of companies). Either new tax cuts for businesses.
purchasing power
Maintenance of the tariff shield (electricity and gas) – which we already knew – until the end of 2023. Already announced by Bruno Le Maire at the start of the week.
New communication campaign on energy sobriety.
Digital
Presentation of a bill for “securing and regulating the digital space” in May. In detail, but not too much, it is about “better protect citizens by combating misinformation against scams, online scams and cyberbullying of minors”.
Ecology
Interministerial Cycling Committee in May.
Implementation this fall of a clean car leasing system.
“Nature Festival”, which is nothing new. It was proposed by Emmanuel Macron during the presidential election during his “green” meeting in Marseille.
Defence, police, justice
Adopt the military programming law before July 14.
Presentation of a plan to fight against social and tax fraud in May. The government wants “obtain rapid results on controls that will be better targeted and more effective”.