The mixed farmers after the announcement of lower social security contributions – Le Figaro

Francois Hollande announced an immediate reduction of social security contributions for all farmers. The President of the FNSEA, Xavier Beulin, waiting to see what the actual decline.

President Francois Hollande pledged to respond favorably to to claim the angry farmers. It relates to the decline in their social contributions. “The Prime Minister will announce by February 17, a further reduction of social contributions, immediately, for all farmers,” he announced on TF1 and France 2.

Reactions union leaders are not waiting. They are mixed. “Basically, my application was heard, says Le Figaro Xavier Beulin, the president of the first French farmers’ union, FNSEA. The question is to what extent will this decline. I asked for a reduction of 10% of the basis of the agricultural contributions. “

Currently, they sit on the gross operating surplus. If the request of the President of the FNSEA is fully heard, their rate would increase to 35% against 45% today. “That would bring us to parity with the CICE which farmers are not eligible and bring us closer to the level of our European competitors”

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however, for the president of the rural Coordination, second french union, this is insufficient and not credible. “For me, it’s the wind. By what means are we going to declare social contributions fell by 10%, asks Bernard Lannes operator in Gers. We want a smoothing taxation, with contingencies that allow us to put aside the good years and offset the worst. In addition, our payroll taxes should not be sitting on EBITDA, but on wages as in the general scheme. “

On the side of Modef fourth national farmers union by the number of its members, “this drop in expenses going in the right direction but it must be accompanied by a moratorium. Objective of the latter: to overhaul the EU farm policy to ensure that remunerative prices for livestock products, “commented Philip Gregory, vice president of Modef.

While waiting to know what will be the rate used by the government to declining farm payroll taxes, they are currently very high. They account for a dairy farmer “between 6,000 to 8,000 euros per year, for an average income of 15,000 euros,” says Philip Gregory, a former dairy farmer south of Angers. On the front of the anger, it provides new spontaneous action next week in the countryside with pink hats in the Loire Valley. In Normandy, in the dairy basin, a large gathering of Apli (Association of Independent Milk Producers) is provided in Briouze, in Orne, on 17 February.