The President of the Senate Gérard Larcher received the President of the CAPEB Jean-Christophe Repon

Energy recovery and renovation at the heart of exchanges

President Repon reminded the President of the Senate of the importance of encouraging households to carry out renovation work in their homes, "renovation being the core business of our companies".

CAPEB expects continued support from public authorities and parliamentarians to maintain the sector's activity. The “France Relance” Recovery Plan and the Building Energy Renovation Plan partly meet the expectations of craftsmen.

“Certainly the credits are there, but 2 billion euros of credits do not make 2 billion euros of work. Let us not forget that the renovation of housing also responds to the law of the market, the law of supply and demand ” said Jean-Christophe Repon.

The 5,5% VAT for all renovation work is precisely one of the most effective forms of support for businesses and the most understandable for households carrying out work.

"It is purchasing power that is returned to households and therefore activity for our companies" specifies the president of CAPEB.

"The demand for 5,5% VAT for all renovation work is not new and does not come as a surprise", says President Larcher, thereby stressing that he was well informed of this recurring request.

Above all, Jean-Christophe Repon alerted the President of the Senate to CAPEB's concerns regarding the RGE label and the EWC system. There is an urgent need and a need to simplify the systems in order, finally, to set up the “piecemeal” audit requested by the CAPEB.

Regarding the measures in favor of the renovation of public buildings, Jean-Christophe Repon approves the Government's announcements. Similarly, raising the thresholds to 100.000 euros alleviates the constraints for our companies in terms of public contracts. However, the CAPEB remains vigilant about the need to preserve the allotment for our companies.

Employer representativeness and social dialogue

It was as a former Minister of Labor that he was sensitive to these social issues which irrigate the life of our French companies. CAPEB is committed to reviewing the rules concerning employer representativeness and more generally questions relating to social dialogue. Indeed, 98% of VSEs in the building industry have less than 10 employees and 99% of VSEs less than 20 employees.

“Small businesses, just like large ones, have a voice in the concert of social relations; today this is not the case, and CAPEB denounces the desire for hegemony of large companies over smaller ones. This is not normal, even if, to this day, it remains legal. We demand equal treatment ” insisted Jean-Christophe Repon.

The year 2021, which will bring about the renewal of the employer's weighing, will be crucial for craft businesses.

On this point, President Gérard Larcher shares the concerns of the craft sector, but did not hide the fact that the very busy parliamentary calendar would not be likely to encourage the examination of a bill that the CAPEB calls for His wishes.

Citizen's Convention for the Climate and RE 2020

On these two projects, Jean-Christophe Repon clearly deplored that professional organizations were not consulted.

Gérard Larcher shares the analysis of the CAPEB and indicates that the environmental approach to housing requires prior "Build a pragmatic, concrete and therefore operational offer in conjunction with all the players in the sector". The President of the Senate deplores the absence of impact studies for projects of such importance.

Energy renovation will be at the heart of parliamentary debates on the future bill resulting from the Citizen's Climate Convention. Jean-Christophe Repon calls for the support of the President of the Senate to defend the proposal made by the construction industry to promote Groupements Momentanés d'Entreprises (GME) as part of the examination of this bill. CAPEB also recalled that the sector remained hostile to the recommended work obligations. The President of the Republic seems to respond to the concerns expressed.

En conclusion

The President of the Senate assured President Repon of his benevolent listening to the concerns expressed by the sector during this interview by encouraging the representatives of the CAPEB to continue, as has always been done regularly, the meetings with his colleagues specialized Senators. on the themes of our sector.