a large majority of MEPs voted in the French Parliament for the social package of the President. So the taxes from the the coming year, for example, on Overtime.

France’s Parliament, the billion-dollar approved a social package, with the centre-Right government wants to appease the resentment of the so-called yellow the West, and other critics.

After a more than 13-hour long and heated debate in the national Assembly, the deputies voted by a large majority for the controversial reforms.

No taxes on Overtime

what is New is, among other things, that Overtime from 2019 to neither social security contributions nor taxes must be paid. In addition, around 70 per cent of pensioners will be exempt from the increase to a controversial social levy. In addition, Employees should get minimum Wage per month is 100 Euro more.

From the point of view of the Opposition, the government creates the social package new injustices: for example, between the pensioners, some of whom are from facilitations with regard to social security taxes benefited, but not others. Have been criticised for the huge expenditure.

Macron gave up Petition-signatories are right

The protest movement of the “yellow West” demonstrating in the middle of November was against the reform policy of the government and of the President and Emmanuel Macron. Late Thursday evening, Macron responded to a Petition from the ranks of the “yellow West”, which was signed by more than a Million people. “You’re right”, replied the President of the 1.15 million supporters of an activist on the platform change.org the published Petition. “You have gotten the full brunt of the petrol price increase and to respond decided, by this Petition,” wrote Macron on the Website, the makers of the aforementioned decision, a response.

“I have heard your message. I answer you directly: you’re right.” The Petition contains proposals on how the environment can be protected without burdening the increase of gasoline prices the purse of the French.

The fight against climate change was necessary, wrote a Macron, with a view to the Eco-tax, the planned increase has exposed his government in the meantime. But the salvation of the world could not stand the monthly Livelihood of the people.

France: Macron higher borrowing Macron risk plans for new protests, speech to the Nation, 09.12.2018 Atlas France |Paris

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