President François Holland recently proposed a 2016 budget which cut public spending and introduced a three-year program to grant more than €40 billion in tax breaks to businesses. Critics argue that the caps on spending will hurting the economy and President Holland’s proposed tax breaks are unfairly skewed toward businesses at the expense of households. Proponents argue that the proposals will stimulate the French economy which has an unemployment level of 10% and a growth rate of less than 1%.
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Response rates from 751 Valérie Pécresse voters.
67% Yes |
33% No |
66% Yes |
19% No |
2% Yes, but by drastically reducing the benefits and salaries of government officials |
5% No, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
0% Yes, and increase taxes |
3% No, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
0% Yes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
3% No, reduce the number of government officials instead |
2% No, cuts to public spending will negatively affect the economy |
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1% No, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
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0% No, reduce military spending instead |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 751 Valérie Pécresse voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 751 Valérie Pécresse voters.
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Unique answers from Valérie Pécresse voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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