Deregulation: the professions on strike against the … – Le Parisien

Deregulation: the professions on strike against the … – Le Parisien

<- Hard dé e: 0.014778137207031 sec -> Doctors, dentists, pharmacists but also notaries and lawyers … Liberal professionals are called on Tuesday by their unions to lower the curtain to protest against the government project that aims to deregulate their professions.
                  <- hard dé e: 0.0082480907440186 sec -> The day strike looks particularly followed.

rallies are planned across France. In Paris, several health professional organizations call for a reunion at 12:30 before the Senate before joining the Ministry of Economy.

90% of pharmacies closed

It will be difficult today to find an open pharmacy. On average, 90% of pharmacies will be closed, except for duty pharmacies listed on the websites of the regional health agency. Medical offices will close, sometimes for a few hours, depending on the local situation.

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In the sights of the strikers: Bill “for growth” announced in early July by the government. It includes a section on regulated professions and challenges their tariffs and monopolies. Among the measures concern in particular, these professionals are protesting against the opening of the capital of private practice (SEL) companies to non-professionals. The medical profession also fear a possible removal of the restricted intake , which limits the number of students in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and physiotherapy, among others.

To restore the purchasing power

This bill, which was announced in early July by the former Minister of Economy, Arnaud Montebourg, is to “restore the equivalent of 6 billion in purchasing power to the French. ” It is based in part on a report by the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF), kept secret since March 2013 and released last week.

Given the sling professions, Emmanuel Macron, the new host Bercy, rejected the reform 2015 and assured that it would be limited to “small unlocks.” “We will not solve the problems of sacrificing French notaries and pharmacists. Do not tell stories. I will not say we will make 6 billion in purchasing power to the French, it is not true, it is an illusion, “he said in mid-September.

This shift from its predecessor did not mean appeased liberal professionals. The National Union of Professions (UNAPL), who called for a “day without liberal professionals” expects participation “very strong”.