PARIS, January 16 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron declared on Tuesday evening that he wanted to put an end to “the France of the blind spot”, that is to say wanting to support the middle class which earns enough not to receive aid but not enough to live well, he said, admitting not having “radically changed things” since 2017.
During a major press conference at the Elysée in front of around 200 journalists, a week after the appointment of Gabriel Attal as Prime Minister, the Head of State underlined that the “effort and merit”, to which he “believes”, are “not sufficiently recognized”.
“I want us to put an end to the France of this is not for me, this is not for you,” he said. “There is a France of blind spots: all our compatriots who already earn too much not to be helped and not enough to live well.”
Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to enable the French to earn a better living, “through work, with the adaptation of our tax and social systems, but also with negotiations in certain sectors so that the salary dynamic is consistent with the efforts “.
“Many things are possible, and I do not give in to the spirit of resignation that I see at work,” he added, admitting, however, that he has not managed to “radically” change things since the start of his first term in 2017.
“We do not have the same opportunities. I must recognize that (…) we have improved things but we have not radically changed them. The future of the children of the Republic still remains too determined by the name of family, the place where we were born, the environment to which we belong,” declared the Head of State.
“It is the worst injustice, initial inequality,” he insisted, highlighting the contrast with the “Republican promise”: equality of opportunity.
Emmanuel Macron, who said he wanted to “help and empower” single-parent families, also announced that a tax cut of 2 billion euros would take place in 2025, indicating that the government would give more details on this measure. (Written by Jean Terzian, edited by Zhifan Liu)
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