In 1995 the rate of the IS first increased by 0

It is not the wishes but a social and economic will submitted yesterday Jacques Chirac at the "forces vives" nation leaders of business, social partners, representatives of the associative world. A testament in the form of poisoned gift for those who, in family policy, claims to his estate. Because, within four months of a presidential election which, barring unforeseen developments, the will to retire, and after twelve years at the head of State, Jacques Chirac full of projects, all or almost more ambitious than those of the future candidate of the majority, Nicolas Sarkozy: decrease of 33 to less than 20 of the corporate tax rate, strong fiscal stimulus to the redistribution of the profits in wagesuniversal participation, increase of 30 of the budget for higher education, relaxation of the Labour Code, merger of ANPE and Unedic, national plan for renovation of old buildings, creation of urban tolls, establishment of a European carbon tax on products from countries refusing to engage in the post-Kyoto...

A "new" social model

In his television to the French wishes, the head of State warned commit "fully" in the electoral debate. He started without losing time to place his themes such as indifferent to the presence of a candidate in his camp. "I want to tell you in what spirit and with what priorities the France will have to continue its March forward," he launched, putting in guard of one side against the "ideology" and "illusions" of the left ("the reduction of time to work as a solution to unemployment, rising taxes over the reforms"), the other against the right-"very liberal" temptation. " The France, said the head of State, a need for a much greater ambition. "Until then champion of the French social model, it now proposes to build a"new", based on the alliance of social protection and innovation".

Flagship of this political project measure: "reduce below 20 in five years" of the tax (IS), today "superior of 8 points the average European" (26 end of 2005). Observed Jacques Chirac, without however refers to the decision of Angela Merkel to decrease of more than 10 points the German tax on profits, "the major challenge of the years to come, it is tax competition between nations". Ever since 12 years, the head of State does had rode as hard this battle horse. In 1995, the rate of the IS first increased by 0.33 point with the "royalty surcharge Juppe", removed in two stages (2005 and 2006) at the initiative of... Nicolas Sarkozy during his time at Bercy in 2004.

Ironic reactions

The interest of the proposal seems to mainly be to make well shy of the President of the UMP, which legislative Bill provides only to bring the French rate IS the average rate of the European Union to 15. End of 2005, the average tax rate for corporations in the euro area, was 30.3. As the idea of a reduced rate for companies redistributing as much profits to their employees as their shareholders, it is listed in the draft of the UMP, but for less than 50 employees. Half sheets, the majority party has welcomed to see the head of State "repeat two of its strong measures."

In all, these ambitious subject term provoked reactions interloquées or ironic. "There are people who are the responsibilities and which, suddenly, discover the hot water.". If they had if good ideas, why not them they not implemented ", launched the centrist candidate, Francois Bayrou, encompassing in its criticism of the Socialist Ségolène Royal. The first Secretary of the PS, François Hollande, was mocked in Jacques Chirac "a promising uncorrectable". Already looking after 2007, the social partners have expressed polite interest. "It is in the political debate," summarized François Chérèque (CFDT). Most of the action, despite the presidential hope.