{"id":"dossiers/PL8458","title":"PL8458 — Revis","type":"dossier","html":"<p>Bill 8458 (\"Revis\"). The Chamber debated and voted it on 19 December 2024.</p>\n<p>Sittings: <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-19-n057\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-19-n057\">Sitting of 19 December 2024</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-19-n058\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-19-n058\">Sitting of 19 December 2024</a></p>\n<h2>Debate</h2>\n<h3>19 December 2024 — <a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpoverty-and-social-benefits\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/poverty-and-social-benefits\">Poverty and social benefits</a></h3>\n<p>Bill 8458, raising the social inclusion income (REVIS) and the income for severely disabled persons (RPGH) by 2.6 % from 1 January 2025 to match the minimum wage rise voted the week before, was debated and adopted unanimously with 60 votes for, none against, and the second constitutional vote waived.</p>\n<p>Mandy Minella (DP), stating the purpose of the bill she reports on:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Esou soll een ze groussen Ecart tëschent dëse Revenuen an dem soziale Mindestloun evitéiert an déi vulnerabelst Persounen an eiser Gesellschaft ënnerstëtzt ginn.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>This is meant to avoid too large a gap between these incomes and the social minimum wage, and to support the most vulnerable people in our society.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-19-n058\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-19-n058\">Sitting of 19 December 2024</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmandy-minella\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/mandy-minella\">Mandy Minella</a>, DP</p>\n<p>Nathalie Morgenthaler (CSV), stating that the increase follows from a political decision, not from an automatic legal rule:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Et handelt sech heibäi net ëm e gesetzlechen Automatismus, mee et ass eng politesch Entscheedung, dat ze maachen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>This is not a legal automatism. It is a political decision to do it.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-19-n058\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-19-n058\">Sitting of 19 December 2024</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fnathalie-morgenthaler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/nathalie-morgenthaler\">Nathalie Morgenthaler</a>, CSV</p>\n<p>Claire Delcourt (LSAP), stating poverty figures for Luxembourg:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Zu Lëtzebuerg sinn 19 % vun den Awunner vun Aarmut bedrot a bei den Alengerzéiende sinn et 43 %, déi ënnert der Aarmutsrisikogrenz liewen.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p><em>In Luxembourg 19 % of residents are affected by poverty, and among single parents 43 % live below the poverty risk threshold.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"/lhoft?page=seances%2F2024-12-19-n058\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"seances/2024-12-19-n058\">Sitting of 19 December 2024</a>, <a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fclaire-delcourt\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/claire-delcourt\">Claire Delcourt</a>, LSAP</p>\n<h2>Votes</h2>\n<h3>Main vote: PL 8458 - Revis</h3>\n<p>19 December 2024 — Premier vote constitutionnel.</p>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">For</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Against</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Abstain</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fcsv\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/csv\">CSV</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">21</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdp\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dp\">DP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">14</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Flsap\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/lsap\">LSAP</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">12</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fadr\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/adr\">ADR</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">5</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-greng\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-greng\">déi gréng</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">4</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fpiraten\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/piraten\">Piraten</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"/lhoft?page=parties%2Fdei-lenk\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"parties/dei-lenk\">déi Lénk</a></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">2</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>60</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>0</strong></td><td style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>0</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>\n<h3>Other votes on this bill</h3>\n<p>1 further votes, one row each. The party columns show how many deputies voted each way.</p>\n<table><thead><tr><th>Vote</th><th>Date</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">For</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Against</th><th style=\"text-align: right;\">Abstain</th><th>Parties against or abstaining</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>RE 1 - PL 8458</td><td>19 December 2024</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">25</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">35</td><td style=\"text-align: right;\">0</td><td>CSV, DP against</td></tr></tbody></table>\n<p>No deputy voted against the majority of their party in any of these votes.</p>"}