Poverty: Emmanuel Macron's Disappointing Performance

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EDITORIAL. As the poverty rate reached a record high and inequalities increased and were approaching their level in the 1970s, there was an urgent need for long-term policies to combat, inter alia, school drop-out, health inequalities or inadequate housing.

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The poverty rate rose sharply in 2023 to 15.4 per cent of the population, an increase of 0.9 percentage points and the highest level in 30 years.

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The decline in the standard of living of the most modest, combined with the rise in the standard of living of the most affluent, has led the indicators of inequality to some of the highest levels in 30 years.