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10 recommendations concerning purchasing power in Overseas France
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Type of text :
Opinion
Type of referral :
Own initiative
Working group :
DELEGATION FOR OVERSEAS FRANCE
Date d'adoption
Date adopted : 10/11/2023
Mandature
2021-2026
Rapporteur(s) :
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Véronique BIARNAIX-ROCHE
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Ghislaine ARLIE
Overview
Présentation
The high cost of living is one of the main causes of social unrest in French Overseas Territories, and has been for many years a sign of continuing unease. Prices there are increasingly high, and the gap with France widened even further in 2022.
Despite an "Oudinot purchasing power" initiative organised by the Ministry for French Overseas Territories in autumn 2022 (the Assemblée Nationale’s commission of enquiry on "The cost of living in Overseas France"), the inflationary context has particularly affected the Overseas Territories