now supported 100 by the social security regardless of their resources

The report presents today the commission chaired by Jacques Attali, Nicolas Sarkozy should feed the debates that began Monday consideration of budget 2011 in the National Assembly. On some 25 proposals submitted to the head of State, half deals with the control of public finances. Find a consensus between the quarantine of members of all edges that make up the commission has not been easy. It was less difficult to agree on the 316 proposals of its first report, released in January 2008, but which avoided the theme cleaving of taxation.

Reactivated in February to "increase the potential for growth", the Attali commission has, this time, assigned two objectives: meet the "emergencies" that are deleveraging and employment and preparing two "long-term sites" that are education and the management of scarce resources. All are supposed to form "a ten-year strategy" on the horizon which the France would be able to achieve growth average of at least 2.5 per year.

To do this, the priority is first to bring the deficit below 3 of GDP in 2013, as the Government is committed. If growth reached an average of 2 over the period, the first proposal is to carry out an adjustment of EUR 75 billion over three years, said a preliminary version of the report accessed by "Les echos". How "Exclusively" playing on the reduction of public expenditure (EUR 50 billion) and expanding the base of the levies "without raising rates" (25 billion). Clearly, the commission proposes no new taxes, but to eliminate one-quarter of the loss of revenue in respect of fiscal and social niches in three years.

"Exceptional measures".

Concerning the component expenditure, these are the 10 billion savings recommended in "exceptional measures" that may make the most noise: by 2013, the commission suggests to freeze point index for the salaries of civil servants (which is provided by the Government for 2011) and to extend and expand the rule of replacement of a staff member on two hence retired to local communities and social security. In addition to freeze certain social benefits and implement family allowances under conditions of resources, said the report. Besides these temporary measures, 40 billion savings are expected from "better control of the expenses of each of the public players. Is particular emphasis on local communities, for which is recommended a decrease of 1 of the value State financial assistance, while the Government has opted for a three-year freeze.

Economies on "social security".

Another target: social security, with the reimbursement of drugs and, especially, the implementation of financial participation of patients in long-term condition (cancers, diabetes, etc.), now supported 100 by the social security regardless of their resources. The 2011 social security budget plans to revise that to the margin "ald" device, which explains much of the increase in spending. "Public spending must be targeted on those who most need", justifies the commission.

On the side of revenues, the commission shares the philosophy of the Government in deciding to play as a priority on fiscal and social niches. But she wants to go much further than him because the Executive is committed to reducing the niches of 11 billion in his 2011 budget. The report target priority niches "with antiredistributifs effects or promoting the more privileged". VAT at 5.5 in the restaurant is especially sights.

While the Government will open next year's debate on the taxation of the heritage, the report advocates a "review" of the tax on capital gains and inheritance "for reasons of fairness." For these same reasons, he asks the "contribution of the privileged" to tax increases (effort on niches, heritage) "do not quashed by tax shield". While the future is now dashed, the commission is cautious: "some wanted to remove Lai, other shield, it remained the status quo", summarizes a member.

Despite the proposed austerity, the commission considers in the end its "realistic, fair and balanced" financial recovery plan.