Industry: Tax credits, training... What to remember from Emmanuel Macron's speech

Europe 1 with AFP 18:05 p.m., May 11, 2023

This Thursday, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, unveiled the main lines of the bill for a greener industry. It will be presented to the Council of Ministers on 16 May. The head of state wants this green industry bill to "trigger 20 billion investments on the national territory by 2030". Players from French industry are present such as business leaders, associations and several ministers such as Bruno Le Maire or Roland Lescure.

€700 million to improve training for "jobs of the future"

Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that 700 million euros would be committed to install training as close as possible to students, especially in smaller cities and in "trades in tension". "700 million euros will be committed in the coming days and in the coming year to change the map of training at all levels of diploma," he said while presenting a plan to reindustrialize the France.

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"A green industry tax credit"

Emmanuel Macron announces the creation of a "green industry tax credit" especially for technologies such as batteries, wind turbines or solar panels. This tax credit, which will be part of the green industry bill, "will trigger 20 billion euros of investments on the national territory by 2030," according to the President of the Republic.

A car bonus that takes into account the "carbon footprint"

The ecological bonus for the purchase of an electric car will be reformed to "take into account the carbon footprint" of their production and thus promote vehicles made in Europe, announced Thursday President Emmanuel Macron. He also said that public orders would take into account environmental criteria "for key products of decarbonization" such as wind turbines and heat pumps from July 2024 instead of 2026.