Increase in parental leave, nursery places, financial aid and tax deductions for families… We take stock of the proposals of the 12 candidates for the presidential election concerning families.
Extension of parental leave: how long?
- For Yannick Jadotcandidate of Europe Ecology the Greens (EELV), in the event of election, the current maternity leave would be supplemented by childcare leave, to be shared between the parents. The EELV candidate also proposes that parental leave be compensated at 80% of the minimum wage for the first three years and offer families the possibility of extending their parental leave, if they wish, until they reach the age of majority. child.
- On the left, France Insoumise (LFI) led by Jean-Luc Melenchon promise a extension of the duration of parental leave and the introduction of leave of equal duration for both parents.
- The current Mayor of Paris and candidate of the PS, Anne Hidalgo wish that the paternity leave which is currently 28 days or extended to 16 weeks (including 6 weeks compulsory).
- For Fabien Rousselrepresentative of the Communist Party (CP), the paternity leave would also increase to 16 weeks.
How many additional nursery places?
Ways of welcoming toddlers are also at the heart of the candidates’ proposals concerning the theme of early childhood. Thus, the PS candidate Anne Hidalgo aspires to create some 130,000 additional childcare places over the next ten years. The current President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macronalso a candidate for re-election (LREM), is considering the opening of 200,000 more places. Alongside, the 60,000 places that is committed to creating Eric Zemmour if he is elected with his Reconquest party! seem little. As for Jean-Luc Melenchon, il offers no less than 500,000 new childcare places in the event of an election.
More financial aid granted to families?
- The candidates Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Anne Hidalgo propose thata family that has not obtained childcare can get compensation.
- Instead, Valérie Pécresse (LR) bets on a increase in the limit of the tax credit for home-based jobs from 6,000 to 10,000 euros per year and from 1,500 euros per child.
- Regarding back-to-school allowanceAnne Hidalgo wants it to be “awarded from the start of kindergartenand no longer at 6 years”, as is currently the case.
- On the subject of family allowances, many candidates also want changes. Thus, Yannick Jadot intends to set them at 70 euros per month and per child. And this, from the first child, whereas today they are only paid from the second child. Proposal validated by candidate Jean Lassalle. Valérie Pécresse and Eric Zemmour believe that all families should be able to receive the same child benefit, regardless of their income. Marine Le Pen proposes that family allowances be reserved for families in which at least one of the two parents is French. She would also like to introduce a full tax share at the birth of the second child (which only counts as a half share today).
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon intends to remove the marital quotient (deemed unfair because it does not take into account the income differences of a couple) and replace it with a tax credit per child. The LFI candidate also aspires to increase the family support allowance paid to single parents. Emmanuel Macron also wants to upgrade it by 50%, its amount would thus increase from 116 to 174 euros. Finally, Marine Le Pen would almost double it, but only for French parents, offering a family support allowance of 230 euros.