Carole Ferry 2:26 p.m., May 23, 2022

The employers' organizations are received this Monday afternoon in Bercy, around Bruno Le Maire, the Minister of the Economy, to "take stock of the economic situation and in particular the fight against inflation, as well as to work on the priorities of the five-year term in economic and financial matters".

Elisabeth Borne had announced it for her first interview: the priority of the new government is the rise in prices.

Ministers are expected at the turn to preserve the purchasing power of the French.

On the side of Bercy, we intend to ask companies to participate in the collective effort.

Bruno Le Maire receives the employers' organizations this Monday afternoon.

The Minister of the Economy should remind them of his position already affirmed this weekend in the face of inflation: not everything should rest on the State.

26 billion euros to fight against inflation

The state has already spent 26 billion euros to protect the French against inflation.

An amending finance bill is also planned after the legislative elections.

The bill should still increase, but is not infinitely expandable.

This is why Bercy wants to take stock with the major sectors of the economy, and in particular companies, so that everyone participates in the collective effort.

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“We need the applicable rules on overtime to be modified”

However, the CPM recalls that many small and medium-sized enterprises are themselves hit by inflation, with the rise in the prices of energy and raw materials in particular.

According to its secretary general, Jean-Eudes du Mesnil, adjustments are also needed from the state.

"Rather than a pure and simple increase in wages, we have companies that are facing skills shortages, which have activity for many of them, and that's good," he explains. it, before giving its solution.

For him, it would be necessary to "facilitate overtime in the interest of employees who could earn more. We need the rules applicable to overtime to be modified".

Regarding the Macron bonus, the CPM recalls that it is a bonus paid by the bosses and that its payment should be split to weigh less on the cash flow of companies.