The Minister for the Self-Employed and SMEs, David Clarinval, responded this Friday in the press to the socialist party's statements about “saving the hospitality sector”, and presented the MR's plan to support the sector: “I nearly fell off my chair when I read that the PS had a massive plan to save the hospitality sector. For three years, the PS not only did nothing, but also put up numerous obstacles every time we proposed measures favourable to the restaurant sector.”
And he listed the measures proposed by the MR which were repeatedly rejected by the socialists during the numerous Councils of Ministers that marked the Vivaldi government: “A structural annual quota of 600 hours for student work? The socialists didn't want it. A reduction in employer social contributions on low wages? Again a refusal from the socialists. An increase in the number of voluntary tax-exempt overtime hours, or exemptions from social contributions for the first three jobs created in the hospitality sector? The PS refused.”
Tips 100% net
David Clarinval reiterated the need to scrap the economy minister's reform on flexi-jobs, in order to allow a system without quotas or restrictions, but also to allow student work from age 15, to make the annual quota of 600 hours for student work structural, and to extend gross-net overtime hours from 360 to 450.
Finally, as liberals, we call for a reduction in VAT across the entire sector, and for restaurant and event expenses to be 100% deductible for businesses. The plan also includes a further reduction in employer contributions and, lastly, allowing waiting staff to consider their tips as 100% net.