The PS intends to introduce legislation to allow the government to regulate the prices of products and services. That is what La Dernière Heure writes. This is how the party intends to battle inflation.
According to the PS plan, the FPS Economy might impose interim restrictions based on the Price Observatory’s daily study. If the price of a specific commodity or service grows fast, the government may set maximum prices or profit margins, or impose a price freeze. The Price Observatory issues a quarterly study that examines price movement and decides whether it follows market logic or is the result of speculation.
“Be careful, we don’t live in a communist government where market prices are fixed,” MP Christophe Lacroix warns, anticipating the inevitable backlash. “We don’t forbid businesses from profiting, and we don’t criticize the market economy.” However, we are currently engaged in a portfolio war, which necessitates the adoption of a weapon capable of correcting the crises’ excesses.”