Ihe LREM President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand said on Monday that an automatic payment of social benefits on the model of the withholding tax “will be implemented” in the event of Emmanuel Macron’s second term, a promise which already appeared in the 2017 program.
“Many people who could benefit from rights do not use them,” said Richard Ferrand during the France 5 C à vous broadcast. “This represents a few billion euros for people who need it (…) In the same way that we have been able to make the deduction at source, it is necessary to make the payment at source”, he said. he adds. “It’s a fair balance of things,” added the President of the National Assembly.
A promise from candidate Macron in 2017
“Social organizations know who can claim these rights, we will be able to pay the source,” he summed up in a tweet, giving substance to speculation about the resumption of this promise by candidate Macron in 2017.
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Emmanuel Macron’s “fight against poverty” component in 2017 already provided for all benefits (APL, RSA, activity bonus, etc.) to be paid “automatically on the same day of the month, one quarter at the latest after the recognition of income, so that everyone can receive as quickly as possible what they are entitled to”.
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