Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the candidate of La France insoumise (LFI) for the presidential election of 2022, defends a “Social emergency law” including the price freeze on basic necessities, the increase in the minimum wage to 1,400 euros net and the postponement of the repayment of loans guaranteed by the State, in an interview with Sunday newspaper (JDD) of September 12.
The deputy (LFI) of Bouches-du-Rhône also wants to decree “A blank year for the profits of the CAC 40: everything that exceeds the average progression of the CAC 40 is requisitioned”, he suggests in order to collect a manna of “More than 50 billion euros” which will be used for “Finance a million jobs”.
“We have emergency security laws, it’s time to have a social emergency law” to help “Ten million people [qui] live below the poverty line ”, affirms the elected official of Marseille for whom “The country needs a popular consumption shock”.
The minimum wage at 1,400 euros
“It is not possible that energy, gas, electricity, fuels or essential foodstuffs are unaffordable”, deplores Mr. Mélenchon by wanting to establish “Immediately the price freeze on basic necessities”.
Other urgent measures, “Increase the minimum wage to bring it to 1,400 euros net monthly” and “Postpone for two years the repayment of loans guaranteed by the State”, otherwise, assures Mr. Mélenchon, “Thousands of businesses are going to crash into the debt wall.” The boss of the “rebels” also proposes the nationalization of all “Common goods, air, water, which would then belong to everyone”.
New candidate in the ranks of the left, former socialist minister Arnaud Montebourg “Broadens the audience for ideas we have in common, such as VIe Republic “, welcomes Mr. Mélenchon, “And he puts the PS up to the wall. I believe that his candidacy serves our action. “
As for the Communist Party, whose banner it carried in 2012 and 2017 but which this time decided to go alone with Fabien Roussel, Mr. Mélenchon, declared candidate since November 2020, “Renew” his proposal “A shared program and a legislative agreement before the presidential election”, based on “The renewal of all leavers and the distribution of the rest”.
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