Purchasing power: continuation of debates in the Senate against a backdrop of concern
The right-wing majority Senate continued on Friday the first reading of the bill to preserve purchasing power in the face of inflation. Senators must overcome this first part of measures by Saturday, before embarking on Monday on the draft amending budget (PLFR) for 2022.
The Senate has given, with the support of the government, a boost to traders. It adopted an amendment to cap the increase in commercial rents for SMEs at 3.5% for one year. The senators had previously approved the “rent shield” for individuals, which also provides for a cap on the variation of the reference rent index at 3.5% from July 2022 to June 2023.
They limited to two years, instead of five, the duration of the exceptional devices for the supply of gas to France, against the will of the government. These emergency measures provide, for example, the possibility for the executive to restrict or suspend the activity of gas-fired power plants.
On Thursday, the Senate also voted to continue until December 31, 2023 the “Macron bonus”, the ceiling being raised to 3,000 euros or 6,000 euros in the event of a profit-sharing agreement.
Despite a lively debate on the revaluation of the RSA, it also recorded a 4% increase in retirement pensions and several allowances (family, social minima) with retroactive effect from 1is July 2022, as well as the deconjugalization of the disabled adult allowance (AAH).