▁U MP , ▁S ark o zy ' s ▁party , ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁at ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁although ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁expected . ▁The ▁president ial ▁party ▁only ▁gained ▁ 3 1 8 ▁seats ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 7 7 . ▁ ▁First ▁re forms ▁ ▁In ▁July , ▁the ▁U MP ▁majority , ▁second ed ▁by ▁the ▁N ouve au ▁Centre , ▁approved ▁one ▁of ▁S ark o zy ' s ▁elect oral ▁promise , ▁which ▁was ▁to ▁quasi - supp ress ▁the ▁inheritance ▁tax . ▁The ▁inheritance ▁tax ▁used ▁to ▁bring ▁eight ▁billion ▁eu ros ▁into ▁state ▁coff ers . ▁This ▁reform ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁fis cal ▁stim ulus ▁package ▁that ▁alleg edly ▁aim ed ▁at ▁rev iving ▁the ▁economic ▁growth . ▁However , ▁the ▁TE PA ▁Law , ▁another ▁measure ▁of ▁the ▁stim ulus ▁package , ▁spark ed ▁a ▁po lem ic ▁because ▁it ▁seemed ▁to ▁favour ▁rich est ▁households ▁through ▁tax ▁cut s . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁S ark o zy ▁cut ▁with ▁the ▁custom ▁of ▁am nest ying ▁traffic ▁tick ets ▁and ▁of ▁re le asing ▁some ▁prisoners ▁from ▁over c row ded ▁j ails ▁on ▁Bast ille ▁Day , ▁a ▁tradition ▁that ▁Napoleon ▁had ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁▁ ▁F illon ' s ▁government ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁general