Questioned this Wednesday in the Senate on wages in a context of strikes at TotalEnergies and Esso, Elisabeth Borne stated that “all companies that can must increase wages, with greater reason in the period of inflation that we are experiencing”.
“The dynamic is there”
The head of government took the opportunity to recall the action of the executive that has been acting for “more than five years so that work pays better.” Citing the revaluation of the activity bonus or the increase in the value-added bonus, he also stated that France had “the most protective device of the minimum wage.” “With the automatic increases, the Smic has appreciated 8% in one year” while “inflation is at 6%”, underlines Elisabeth Borne.
This automatic revaluation “should lead the professional branches to review their salary tables”, added the President of the Government, specifying that “since the beginning of the year, more than 500 branch agreements on salaries have been signed”. And to conclude: “The dynamic is there, it must continue”.
Source: BFM TV
