The RN candidate mentioned a figure that is not yet known.
Marine Le Pen recalled during the debate between the two rounds her proposal to apply a 0% VAT on a basket of 100 basic hygiene or food products “as long as inflation is one point higher than growth, which is obviously the case at the moment“. And to repeatYes, this is currently the case».
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She then got tangled up on the inflation and growth figures. She cited an inflation figure of 4.5% and growth of 0.6% for the second quarter of 2022.
Figures contradicted by Emmanuel Macron. “If I look at the figures from the Banque de France, the average annual inflation rate is 3.7% and growth 3.4%, that’s not a point of difference. The same is true of IMF figures.replied the Head of State.
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