For Sylvain Maillard, Renaissance MP, earning 4,000 euros in Paris is “not being rich”: comments that caused controversy

For Sylvain Maillard, Renaissance MP, earning 4,000 euros in Paris is “not being rich”: comments that caused controversy

Sylvain Maillard, député Renaissance sortant de la 1re circonscription de Paris. EPA – TERESA SUAREZ

Sylvain Maillard, outgoing Renaissance deputy for the 1st district of Paris, affirmed that "it’is not being rich" for a Parisian than earning 4,000 euros net per month.

This Thursday, June 20, 2024, on BFM TV, Sylvain Maillard, Renaissance deputy outgoing from the 1st constituency of Paris . Comments that caused controversy on social networks.

Words that he repeated this Sunday, this time on RMC< /em>."I am a member of Parliament for Paris. They say that a rich Frenchman, that a rich Parisian earns 4,000 euros net, I say that is not true. When you're Parisian, it's not about being rich. The rents are extremely expensive, between 1 500 and 1 700 euros, there are all the charges, the taxes to pay, it’s not true to say that it’s rich", he explained.

Not wanting to "categorize the French"

He claims not wanting "categorize the French". "There is no categories against each other, I refuse the scapegoat policy, that's why I fight La France insoumise and the National Front [sic], there is no one responsible for the situation of others, we're all together."

"I say it again very clearly, what we want is to be able to increase wages for everyone, that work pays more. This is what we have worn for seven years", pleaded Sylvain Maillard.

In France, in 2022, the average salary corresponding to full time in the private sector amounted to 2 630 euros net and, in the public service, at 2 430 euros net, according to INSEE.

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