The president of the Department of Ille-et-Vilaine, Socialist Jean-Luc Chenut, wants to experiment with basic income, especially for young people under 25 years. It goes through a law. It is for this reason that he asks the support of the Brazilian parliamentarians (senators and deputies). Not sure he will get it. Senator UDI Françoise Gatel believes that "it's a false good idea. By giving money, we give ourselves good conscience.
The president of the department of Ille-et-Vilaine, the Socialist Jean-Luc Chenut, asked the 12 parliamentarians Bretellians support for his department tests the basic income, a single monthly payment from a merger of minima social. A payment that could be "at least equal to the current amount of the RSA" , or 545 euros.
Eighteen departments
Jean-Luc Chenut is not alone in asking for this test. Ten other presidents of departmental councils have joined forces to submit a bill proposing basic income testing. For Jean-Luc Chenut, these 18 departments "have made the choice to take their responsibilities as leaders in human and territorial solidarities by initiating a reflection on the transformation of our solidarity system which, despite its virtues, is now struggling to to stem the progression of inequalities " .
Young people under 25
He goes on to say: "This basic income, which is based on the principles: openness to young people under 25, 25% of whom are currently living below the poverty line; the harmonization of the basic income calculation rules to improve the incentive to work and the unconditionality and automation of the benefit in order to reduce the non-recourse and to allow the taking into account of the real incomes of the people " .
Petition online
Jean-Luc Chenut also states: "This project should be debated at the end of January in the National Assembly and from March in the Senate. The 18 presidents of departments called on the presidents of the parliamentary groups of the two assemblies to support the experimental project. At the same time, we are launching a "call for the experimentation of a basic income in France" among all our fellow citizens, inviting them to express their opinion in favor of the implementation of this approach by an online petition » .
" It is not possible "
Senator UDI, Françoise Gatel, did receive the mail from Jean-Luc Chenut. Not sure that she supports him: "This idea of basic income comes from Benoit Hamon who was the Socialist Party candidate for the presidential election. In the current state of the law, it is not possible to set up this basic income. And if this experiment is allowed, it can lead to a generalization to all departments. It could therefore force departments that have not asked for anything to put in place this device .
"False answer"
She continues, "If this idea is so important, why did the socialist government not think about it when it was in power? I am also wondering about the financing of this measure. Some departments do not stop complaining and point to the state that does not give enough. And there, they would have money to finance this new device. "
Françoise Gatel believes that the basic income is a "false right answer. By giving money, we give ourselves good conscience but we do not solve the problem. Young people need support towards work. This goes by valuing the individual. "