20 12 French presidential election final showdown

Right-wing Sarkozy vs left-wing Hollande;

Right-wing Sarkozy left-wing Hollande economy: continue to implement fiscal austerity policy. Time limit for fiscal deficit to zero: strive to reduce the proportion of fiscal deficit to GDP below 3% in 20 13 and to zero in 20 16, and strive to reduce public debt.

Measures: Reduce public expenditure and increase fiscal revenue. Economy: promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and revitalize the economy. Time limit for the fiscal deficit to return to zero: It promised to reduce the fiscal deficit to less than 3% of GDP in 20 13 years, but proposed to extend the time limit for achieving fiscal balance to 20 17 years.

Measures: austerity measures are not the solution. We should appropriately increase public expenditure and reduce the deficit by promoting economic growth. Tax: increase the business tax to balance the budget before 20 16. Sarkozy intends to increase the business tax from 19.6% to 210.2%, reform the vocational training system, strictly investigate foreign tax evasion, and decide unemployment benefits by referendum. He stressed that France will achieve a balanced budget in 20 16. Taxation: reduce the income tax rate of small and medium-sized enterprises and raise the highest personal income tax rate. It is suggested that the income tax rate of small and medium-sized enterprises should be reduced, but the highest personal income tax rate of those whose income exceeds 6.5438+0.3 million euros (about 6.5438+0.3 million US dollars) should be raised to 75%. Old-age retirement policy: change the date of pension payment. Sarkozy promised to change the monthly pension payment date from the 8th of each month to 1 from July. He said: This measure will change the daily life of "France15.5 million retirees". Pension and retirement policy: You can retire at 60. Anyone who has paid retirement contributions according to the number of years can retire at the age of 60; For others, start negotiations from 20 12 to determine the legal retirement age and pension amount. Immigration policy: If re-elected, the new immigration target will be cut by 50%. Sarkozy condemned the lax border control of some Schengen countries, which made it easy for illegal immigrants to enter the country, saying that if the EU does not take measures to control illegal immigrants, France will withdraw from the Schengen visa-free zone in 26 European countries. Employment: There will be150,000 new jobs in the industrial sector, and the beneficiaries of the new jobs in the industrial sector will be young people living in the middle and lower classes. Hollande stressed that if elected, 60,000 jobs will be created in the field of education within five years, mainly to strengthen the ranks of primary school teachers. Foreign policy: pro-American diplomacy returns to NATO to intervene in the Middle East. Sarkozy proposed to establish a "deep, sincere and firm" partnership with the United States. From 2007 to 2008, the relationship between France and the United States continued to heat up, but after Obama took office in 2008, the relationship between the two countries was tepid. In June 2008, Sarkozy proposed that France rejoin NATO. Sarkozy believes that Iran's possession of nuclear weapons is intolerable. In the Libyan incident, France acted as a pioneer in the fight against Libya. Foreign policy: supporting sending troops to Syria, hoping to get rid of the influence of Germany, Hollande said, "Yes, his recent role in Libya's military operations is commendable, and his tough stance on Syria now is also correct." He proposed signing a "responsibility, governance and growth agreement"; Create euro bonds and sign a new Franco-German treaty; Withdraw French troops from Afghanistan immediately.