Live political news: “We must increase wages” for “companies that can”, asks Gabriel Attal – Le Monde

The government is “in the process of institutionalizing bonuses as a means of remuneration”, denounces Fabien Roussel Fabien Roussel, the national secretary of the French Communist Party, was the guest of “4 Truths” on France 2. He returned to the yesterday’s debates in the National Assembly, stopped when the first of the twenty articles has not yet been voted on. “We all want things to move forward (…) No one is against bonuses, it is not a question of saying that no more bonuses are needed (…) The government has chosen to increase the ceiling for bonuses, to make them divisible throughout the year always without social contribution above, regretted the deputy of the North. The bonuses were given to 4 million French people out of 27 million employees, so this is not the right answer, he insisted. They are institutionalizing the bonus as a means of remuneration. “The government has not accepted any amendment from all the oppositions. You can imagine the anger that can grip us. Agree to find solutions, but yesterday, nothing,” he lamented. The elected communist was also questioned about the proposal on the reduction of VAT on gasoline that he shares with the National Rally, in particular. “We were several groups to file a fuel law (…), he said. I proposed VAT at 5.5% on a liter of petrol, because the liter of petrol must be lowered immediately and this measure financed. To do so, we propose taxing the oil companies’ superprofits. Let’s have that debate, he pleaded. Many of us offer VAT at 5.5%, including the extreme right. We will see if a majority occurs. There will be proposals like this where we will vote in the right direction, I am thinking in particular of the deconjugalization of the disabled adult allowance (AAH). On the other hand, I will not vote for proposals where there are no sources of financing. “The Prime Minister gave a speech [de politique générale] with the word “understood” all over the place and today there is nothing”, he regretted. Regarding the controversy aroused by Mathilde Panot, the elected communist admitted to having been “shocked”. “It is unfortunate and inappropriate (…) This anniversary is the time to have the most solemn tribute and to gain height on this drama (…) I wish to get out of the political debates on the occasion of the commemoration of this guy. »