Raphaël Glucksmann’s positions: what we were able to cost

Costed positions

8 out of 6413% of the positions recorded

Status quo, zero cost

3current law maintained or zero amount, counted separately

Extrapolated, not added

2, 0extrapolated: counted and marked *; not added: entirely covered by another position

On costable levers

8 out of 4717%; the other levers are compared without being costed

Essential levers costed

8 out of 41costable ★ levers of the grid with a known cost: costed (including in part, by extrapolation or not added) or status quo; 47 ★ addressed out of 57

Assumptions, partial costings

7 assumptions, 8 partial costingsflagged line by line

53 positions. For each, the reason: lever with no coefficient in the cost schedule, or position that matches no measure costed without interpretation.

• Unemployment, max. benefit durationNot costedRepeal Macron’s unemployment insurance reform« La réforme Macron » [“The Macron reform”], in the singular, is not specified (2019-2021, 2023 countercyclicality or 2026 rules). Most cautious reading adopted: the 2019-2021 reform (eligibility, calculation, tapering), costed under the “Benefit amount and tapering” lever; the 2023 countercyclical modulation, which sets the maximum duration, would cost more (€4.2bn) and is not costed here.
• VATNot costedEnd of VAT exemptions for polluting transportVAT exemptions targeted but not listed, and measures on kerosene and big polluters with no rate: nothing to cost.
• Pupils per class, primaryNot costedFewer pupils per class in primary school, after pay, no targetDecrease with no quantified target: nothing to cost.
• Teachers' payNot costedPay rise first, no amountPay increase with no amount: nothing to cost.
• Access to higher educationLever that cannot be costedRethink Parcoursup through a consultationLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Rent controlsLever that cannot be costedRent controls in areas of high housing pressureLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Social housingNot costedHigher annual social housing targets, no figureLand fund and higher annual targets, with no amount or number of homes: nothing to cost.
• Where doctors set up practiceLever that cannot be costedSupport for setting up practice, mixed practice, group care practicesLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Energy renovations per yearNot costedMaPrimeRénov’ relaunched and simplified, no quantified targetRelaunch of MaPrimeRénov' with no target or amount: nothing to cost.
• New nuclear reactorsNot costedBuild new units on time, no numberNew units with no number: nothing to cost.
• Wind and solarNot costedMulti-year investment plan in renewablesMulti-year plan with no amount or duration: nothing to cost.
• PesticidesLever that cannot be costedBan glyphosate, neonicotinoids and the most harmful pesticidesLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Floor prices, farm incomeLever that cannot be costedRemunerative floor prices, end to circumventions of EGalimLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Common Agricultural PolicyLever that cannot be costedEnd of per-hectare payments, capped paymentsLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Status and autonomy of the territoriesLever that cannot be costedNew Caledonia: return to the spirit of the Nouméa AccordsLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Industrial aid and reshoringNot costedPublic procurement geared towards buying localPublic procurement criteria: a rule with no identified budgetary cost.
• Voting system for legislative electionsLever that cannot be costedImmediate proportional representation, preferably by regional constituenciesLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Citizens' initiative referendum (RIC)Not costedCitizens’ initiative for local and national referendumsInstitutional reform, outside the budget: the number of votes is not set and their cost remains negligible on the scale of the public accounts (a national referendum costs €100m to €200m, Ministry of the Interior, 2025). Rule common to all candidates (decision of 18 October 2026).
• Article 49.3 and revision of the ConstitutionLever that cannot be costedInvestiture of the Prime Minister and constructive no-confidence vote, end of Article 49.3Lever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Existing nuclear fleetLever that cannot be costedEnsure the safety of existing nuclear power plantsLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Voting ageLever that cannot be costedVoting at 16, probably only in local elections (ambiguous sentence)Lever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Everyday transportNot costedTicket climat: single fixed-fare pass, first for young and precarious peopleTicket climat with no announced price, initially reserved for groups whose numbers are not given: the cost schedule only costs fully free urban public transport.
• Arduous workNot costedArduous work: earlier retirement for wearing jobs, later for some executivesArduousness criteria, retirement ages and groups expected to retire later not specified: nothing to cost.
• Labour immigration and residence permitsLever that cannot be costedRegularise undocumented workersLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Wealth tax (IFI, ISF)Not costedTax the largest fortunesTaxation of the largest fortunes with no base, rate or threshold: nothing to cost.
• Public aid to businessesNot costedRedirect the €211bn of public aid to businessesRedirection of aid with no amount or targeted scheme: nothing to cost.
• Place in the European UnionNot costedFederal leap: qualified majority instead of veto, own resources increased tenfoldMove to qualified majority and own resources « décuplées » [“increased tenfold”]: no option in the cost schedule, and no announced effect on the French contribution.
• Emissions cut by 2030, compared with 1990Lever that cannot be costed−55% emissions in 2030 and −90% in 2040, European targetsLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Free trade agreements (Mercosur)Lever that cannot be costedAgainst the EU-Mercosur agreement, mirror measures on agricultural importsLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Right of asylumNot costedRight to work from registration of the asylum applicationRight to work for asylum seekers: the cost schedule only costs the number of applications and the allowance.
• Old age and long-term careNot costedA Grand Âge (old age) law, more staff in care homes (EHPAD), better-paid jobsGrand Âge law with no costed content or staffing numbers: no option in the cost schedule relates to it without interpretation.
• Additional public investment, per yearNot costedMore public investment, national and local, for the transitionIncrease in public investment with no amount: nothing to cost.
• Public deficit targeted for 2032Lever that cannot be costedDeficits cut over five years by a « contrat de stabilité » [“stability contract”], no targetLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Handling of the debtLever that cannot be costedDebt reduction path over five yearsLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Research, share of GDPCosted, proposed by their party or associates: not taken up, not addedPS programme: R&D at 3% of GDP in 2030, of which at least 1% public research
• Contribution periodNot costedPS programme: 43 years of contributions, reduced according to job arduousnessOnly source: the Projet socialiste, a Parti socialiste text adopted by its members on 25 June 2026, before the candidate was designated (primary of 11 October 2026). No statement by the candidate takes up this text or this contribution period (check of 18 October 2026): a party’s position is not that of its candidate; it is cited without being costed. Read as his position, the 43 years would be the period under current law (status quo); the reduction according to arduousness and the funding provided for in the same place (taxation of capital earmarked for pensions, contributions on salary supplements of the highest earners and on overtime above 3 SMIC) have no amount.
• Nurseries and childcareNot costedPublic early-childhood service, enforceable right to childcarePublic early-childhood service and enforceable right to childcare with no number of places or amount: nothing to cost, like the guarantee of a childcare place for Marine Tondelier. The shortfall of 200,000 childcare places, cited by the Projet socialiste (a text from another party, which the candidate has not taken up), is not a Place publique target.
• Public hospitalsNot costedEnd of fee-for-service pricing in hospitals, better pay for carersEnd of fee-for-service pricing and better pay for carers, with no amount or rate: nothing to cost.
• End of lifeLever that cannot be costedPS programme: assisted dying law (since passed), more palliative careLever with no coefficient in the cost schedule: the position is compared, not costed.
• Prisons and sentencesNot costedAgainst prison overcrowding: tailored sentences and renovated prisonsTailored sentences and renovated prisons, with no number of places or amount: nothing to cost.
• Public broadcastingNot costedStrengthen public broadcasting and media independenceStrengthening of public broadcasting with no amount or funding method: nothing to cost. The tax on the digital giants in the same sentence funds the press, not public broadcasting, and has no rate.
• RSA (minimum income), amount and conditionsCosted, proposed by their party or associates: not taken up, not addedPS programme: unconditional RSA, paid automatically
• Tax and social security fraudNot costedPS programme: more staff and tools against tax fraudOnly source: the Projet socialiste, a Parti socialiste text adopted by its members on 25 June 2026, before the candidate was designated (primary of 11 October 2026). Neither his statements nor the texts of Place publique take up this text or this measure (check of 21 October 2026): a party's position is not that of its candidate, it is cited without being costed. Read as his position, it would not be costed either: stronger checks with no headcount or expected revenue.
• Tax and social security expendituresNot costedAbolish ineffective tax expenditures, with no listAbolition of « inefficaces » [“ineffective”] tax expenditures with no list or amount: no option in the cost schedule applies without interpretation. The Place publique text of 3 February 2026 names the « suppression du pacte Dutreil sur les transmissions d’entreprises » [“abolition of the Dutreil pact on business transfers”]: the cost schedule files it under inheritance tax, where it is counted.
• Corporate income taxNot costedPS programme: corporate income tax made progressive, in favour of SMEsOnly source: the Projet socialiste, a Parti socialiste text adopted by its members on 25 June 2026, before the candidate was designated (primary of 11 October 2026). Neither his statements nor the texts of Place publique take up this text or this measure (check of 21 October 2026): a party's position is not that of its candidate, it is cited without being costed. Read as his position, it would not be costed either: progressive scale with no rates or thresholds.
• Windfall profits and share buybacksNot costedTax oil companies’ windfall profits to fund fuel aidTax on the windfall profits of « multinationales fossiles » [“fossil-fuel multinationals”], with no base, rate or yield, which the candidate also wants adopted at European level: the cost schedule only costs making permanent the exceptional contribution on large companies' profits, a different tax. Place publique already planned in 2025 a « mécanisme automatique de taxation des superprofits des multinationales et des profiteurs de guerre » [“automatic mechanism for taxing the windfall profits of multinationals and war profiteers”] (« Acte un », p. 85), also with no parameters.
• Support for UkraineNot costedMore aid to Ukraine, funded by the €210bn of frozen Russian assetsStronger aid with no amount, financed by seizing the « plus de 210 milliards d'euros d'avoirs russes gelés en Europe » [“more than €210bn of Russian assets frozen in Europe”], which does not go through the national budget: no option in the cost schedule applies.
• Profit sharing (participation, intéressement)Not costedPS programme: profit-sharing ≥ dividends; contributions on high incomesOnly source: the Projet socialiste, a Parti socialiste text adopted by its members on 25 June 2026, before the candidate was designated (primary of 11 October 2026). Neither his statements nor the texts of Place publique take up this text or these measures (check of 21 October 2026): a party's position is not that of its candidate, it is cited without being costed. Read as his position, it would not be costed either. The cost schedule costs making all employee savings schemes subject to standard social contributions (€3.7bn); the project only targets the « plus hauts revenus » [“highest incomes”], with no threshold: nothing to cost without interpretation. The rule « 1 € de dividende versé = au moins 1 € de participation ou intéressement » [“€1 of dividend paid = at least €1 of profit-sharing or incentive payments”] is an obligation placed on companies, with no static budgetary cost. These contributions finance retirement after 43 years of contributions (“Contribution period” position).
• CSG (general social contribution) on pensionersNot costedLarger contribution from pensioners, without saying through which tax« Une plus forte contribution des retraités » [“A larger contribution from pensioners”], with no instrument or threshold: the increase could come through the CSG on pensions, the 10% tax allowance or another tax. Direction “other” and nothing to cost without choosing. Place publique also denounced in 2025 a tax system that favours « les héritiers ou les retraités aisés » [“heirs or well-off pensioners”] (« Acte un »), without further detail.
• Violence against women and childrenNot costedMajor plan against sexist and sexual violence, one billion euros« Mobiliser un milliard d’euros » [“mobilise one billion euros”] for the plan, without saying “a year” or “extra”. Most cautious reading, the same as for the €3bn of the comprehensive law for other candidates: the amount is read as the total resources; it is below existing spending against sexist and sexual violence (€1.5bn according to the Government, sitting of 9 October 2026): no additional appropriation to count. Read as an annual top-up, it would be worth €1bn a year. The €2.6bn a year in the Projet socialiste, a text from another party which the candidate has not taken up, is not used.
• Adaptation to climate changeNot costedMake adaptation a national mobilisation, more money for fire services (SDIS)More resources for fire and rescue services and civil protection, with no amount: nothing to cost.
• Financial transaction taxNot costedPS programme: global tax on financial transactionsOnly source: the Projet socialiste, a Parti socialiste text adopted by its members on 25 June 2026, before the candidate was designated (primary of 11 October 2026). Neither his statements nor the texts of Place publique take up this text or this tax (check of 21 October 2026): a party's position is not that of its candidate, it is cited without being costed. Read as his position, it would not be costed either: a global tax, with no rate or base, whose proceeds would go to development aid, whereas the cost schedule parameter concerns the rate of the French tax.
• Taxation of digital giants and multinationalsNot costedTargeted rise in the GAFAM tax, no rate given, for a digital agency“Targeted” rise in the digital services tax, with no rate or yield: the cost schedule parameter concerns the rate, which the quote does not give. The agency it partly funds, alongside France 2030 and Bpifrance, has no costed budget. The 10% tax in the Projet socialiste, a text from another party which the candidate has not taken up, is not used.