
Marine Le Pen delivered a thematic speech rather than general policy, emphasizing purchasing power and housing as pillars of her presidential campaign, including a reduction in VAT on energy and a plan for access to property.
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Marine Le Pen seeks to position herself as a candidate for purchasing power and daily life, by insisting on concrete measures such as reducing VAT on energy and housing, in a context where these expenses have increased significantly for French households.
We were expecting a general policy speech, it was, for the most part, a thematic speech. We were waiting for a tactical update, after a wavering start and questions about the place of Jordan Bardella, it was only a question of substance. Housing, which will be “at the heart of his presidential project”.
More than ever, Marine Le Pen intends to pose as a candidate for purchasing power and the daily life of the French. Even more so than five years ago, the 2022 campaign having been partly overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. When, in fifty years, the share of the household budget devoted to energy and housing has almost tripled, we understand why the president of the RN emphasizes her intention to reduce VAT on fuel, gas and electricity from 20% to 5.5% and unveils a detailed plan to encourage access to property and grant “priority to the French” to benefit from social housing.
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