GREAT DEBATE SYNTHESIS AND DECEPTION

After two months of consultations, Monday, April 8, 2019, under the glass roof of the Grand Palais in Paris, Edouard Philippe presents the report of the contributions.

Only 1.5 million contributions were posted on the website of the great national debate. The Opinion Way sounder has processed them to deliver an encrypted report. The sounder only dealt with closed questions, that is, questions that can only be answered with "yes" or "no"

Lower taxes

It is first and foremost the desire for greater justice and efficiency in dealing with the tax that has manifested itself. Several tracks are cited: that everyone pays income tax (34.7%), that taxation is reformed and simplified (28.2%), that the richest contribute more (27.8%), that the tax loopholes be removed (11.8%) and that the ISF is restored (10.3%). Of the respondents, 12.9% offer to reduce VAT on basic necessities.

The reduction of public expenditure

52% surveyed call for public services closer to home and more human since 49% of them have already given up an allowance because of too complicated administrative procedures.

In order to finance social expenditure, 52% are for the introduction of counterparts to the various solidarity allowances, the increase in working time (24%) as well as the decline in the retirement age (22%).

For the reduction of the deficit, public spending should be reduced, according to 75% of them, and especially State expenditure.

Less immigration

With regard to immigration, 10% are for a hardening of reception conditions, with quotas (9.3%) whereas 5.5% advocate the suppression of family reunion and the right of the soil, having a policy European Union.

The proposals that oppose immigration are more numerous than the desire to improve reception conditions (10%). Education and learning French is considered the most effective and fair integration tool (20%).

A reduction of parliamentarians and referendums at the local level

Regarding democracy, 69% demand that the white vote be taken into account while 57% want the vote to become mandatory. Referendums at the local level are claimed at 80%. And 42% wish to facilitate the use of the referendum of shared initiative (RIP), in particular by lowering the trigger threshold (14.4%) and by associating a citizens' initiative referendum (5.8%).

Contributors overwhelmingly (86%) favor a reduction in the number of parliamentarians and the introduction of proportional representation (42.2%) so that the different political sensitivities are better represented.

64% believe that the non-cumulation of mandates is a good thing whereas 53% want a transformation of the assemblies. If 86% of respondents voted against the administrative mille-feuilles, being attached primarily to the town (68%).

The French are very concerned about ecology .

A large majority of them (86%) believe that they can help protect the environment.

On the other hand, 55% think that taxes on diesel and gasoline will not change behavior. To finance the ecological transition, the general budget of the State and the ecological taxation should do it. And this funding should be distributed according to 69% of respondents between companies, administrations and individuals;

The synthesis will not solve everything and may disappoint. Why ?

The synthesis will serve as a working basis to enlighten those who decide by providing them with leads for the best possible decisions. To representatives of the people, elected officials, to make these decisions.

If the Great National Debate has been an exercise in participatory democracy it is indeed for representative democracy to take over. And the announcements will be made by the Head of State in the coming days.

Advertisements "neither" in the "denial nor" in the stubbornness "which are not likely to satisfy the most radical yellow jackets.