While Michelin and Auchan announced major social plans at the beginning of November, the Government faces a series of strike calls in November and December, in a context of budget cuts for 2025. Transport is the first to mobilize: in a press release published on Sunday, November 10, almost all air transport unions, with the notable exception of the CGT, called for demonstrations against the government’s will to triple the solidarity tax on airline tickets, known as the “tax Chirac.”
The CFE-CGC, the National Union of Autonomous Unions, the National Union of Airline Pilots (SNPL) France Alpa, the Union of Civil Aviation Aviators, the National Union of Commercial Air Crews and the Pies-FO federation urge their members to “to demonstrate together, [jeudi] November 14 in Paris »before the National Assembly. The organizations oppose the government that, “as part of the 2025 finance bill and budget rescue measures”He wants to increase tax revenues by 300% to raise 1,000 million euros “only on companies that operate flights in France”.
Specifically, the government wants to increase taxes on airline tickets. For domestic flights in Europe, in economy class, the contribution will increase from 2.60 euros per passenger to 9.50 euros. For medium-range connections, it will double from 7.50 euros to 15 euros per passenger. Finally, long-distance destinations will be the most affected with a tax that will increase from 7.40 euros to 40 euros per passenger. The companies have already warned that they will pass the entire increase on passengers. Thus, without waiting, Air France has already begun to increase its prices.
The demonstration on November 14 could only be the first phase of anger among employees in the sector. In fact, the SNPL, which represents more than 75% of pilots with a French employment contract, also called its members to a strike on Thursday, November 14. This call refers to all airlines, regular or low-cost, operating in France, such as Air France, easyJet, Transavia, Vueling and Ryanair. The pilot mobilization rate appears to be high. It should be known precisely on Tuesday, November 12, on the day. The so-called “Diard” law of March 2012 requires all air transport employees to go on strike at least forty-eight hours before the start of the movement. The cessation of work will be twenty-four hours “for now”SNPL warns, but “she could continue” If the government does not withdraw its project, it threatens again.
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