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Decryption – Despite the efforts of companies, many employees have experienced a decline in purchasing power in previous years.
Will 2024 really be the year of renewed purchasing power? Six months before the European elections, the turnaround will come at the right time for the President of the Republic, who has made the question of wages a priority of his agenda in the wake of the pension reform. In the past few months, the executive has never stopped encouraging bosses who can support employees’ incomes, and has voiced against professional branches that have not updated their minimum wage scale. At the same time, the unions tried to mobilize employees whose wages were being cut by persistent inflation, and in mid-October a joint march was organized on the subject.
The President of the Republic is well aware that the expectations of the French concerning their purchasing power may at any time crumble into a social movement. During his speech on January 16, Emmanuel Macron did not miss …
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