The French left proposes raising the minimum wage, retirement at 60 and a tax on the rich

He Popular front of left-wing parties This Friday, he presented his economic proposals for the legislative elections, including the increase in the minimum wage at 1,600 euros monthly net -2,000 gross-, reinstate the tax on large fortunes and repeal the pension reform, which raised the legal retirement age to 64 years.

These measures appear in a list of 150 proposals and they suppose “a total break with Emmanuel Macron’s policies”As stated this Friday by the national coordinator of La Francia Insumisa de Mélenchon, Manuel Bompard.

“We are very proud to be with the entire left and with the environmentalists“said the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, at the press conference presenting the alliance for the legislative elections of June 30 and July 7 to confront the overwhelming result of the extreme right of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European elections.

The leaders of the four main Popular Front leaders were present at this presentation: Rebellious France, the Socialist Party, and The Ecologists, the French Communist Party. All of them have agreed that they are the only alternative to the coming to power of the extreme right, the favorite in the polls.

Electoral program

Between the key measureswe highlight the following:

– Pension reform. In the Popular Front program, the current reform, which raised the legal retirement age to 64, will be repealed and “the return to retirement will be established in writing.” retirement at age 60.”

– Indexation of salaries and retirement pensions to inflation.

– Unemployment insurance reform, that tightens the conditions to be able to collect the subsidy and that should come into force as of this summer.

– Rise of minimum salary of 1,600 euros net per month, 2,000 euros gross. Currently it is 1,400 euros.

– “Blocking” the rise in food and energy prices.

– Restoration of the Fortune Tax which Macron eliminated at the beginning of his first term in 2017 to attract investors and prevent the departure of rich people who domicile abroad to pay less taxes.

– “A truly free school”, which would include the dining room, transportation and school supplies.

– Suppression of the Flat Taxwhich allows those who receive capital returns to apply a fixed and non-progressive rate.

– “Unwavering support for the Ukrainian resistance.” Of course, the Popular Front puts the military intervention of French troops on Ukrainian territory as a “red line.”

– Recognition of the State of Palestinesanctions against the Netanyahu Government and arms embargo on Israel.

– Condemns the Hamas “terrorist massacres” of October 7. Release of all hostages.

– Fight against racism and anti-Semitism.