Increase in the minimum wage and pensions, salary increases, blocking of the prices of basic necessities… La Nupes presented its emergency plan for purchasing power on Wednesday, “a legal Robin Hood operation”.

Faced with "an explosion in the prices of everything that is important in everyday life", "the government has no idea how to deal with the situation", denounced the leader of the rebellious Jean-Luc Mélenchon, during a press conference with several representatives of the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (Nupes), created for the legislative elections of June 12 and 19.

Measures financed via “a better distribution of wealth”

"The central idea is to make inflation pay for profits rather than wages, and to avoid the contamination of inflation from one sector to another", in particular by "blocking prices", explained the rebellious tribune, who hopes to become Prime Minister if the Nupes obtains the majority at the end of the ballot.

All the measures of this plan are financed, via “a better distribution of wealth”, assured the national secretary of EELV Julien Bayou.

For example, the revaluation of the index point for civil servants, evaluated at 12 billion euros, is "equivalent to the restoration of a reinforced ISF", and the increase in small pensions (25 billion) will be offset by "social contributions income that is currently exempt (dividends, share buybacks, profit-sharing, etc.)".

Blocking essential prices

The blocking of essential prices, by decree, is "possible in exceptional circumstances" provided for by the Commercial Code, said MP LFI Clémence Guetté.

Then, "a law" will allow "negotiated supervision" of the price of a basket of basic necessities, as exists in Overseas France.

Rent control will be extended to the whole territory, and housing aid will be upgraded, said Dieynaba Diop, spokesman for the PS.

Smic at 1,500 euros net

“Our objective is to increase the income of the French”, added Ian Brossat, number 2 of the PCF.

“We will not raise France with badly paid French people” and with “completely drained purchasing power”.

The Nupes thus plans, by decree, to bring the minimum wage to 1,500 euros net and to increase the index point for civil servants by 10%.

"It's a legal Robin Hood operation," explained Julien Bayou.

“We have just invented the name of the plan: the Robin Hood plan,” rejoiced Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

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  • Elections

  • Legislative elections 2022

  • Nudes

  • Jean-Luc Melenchon

  • purchasing power

  • minimum wage

  • Rent control

  • Retirement

  • Inflation