“Never in 60 years has a prime minister been forced to present a budget in two weeks.” Invited to Mâcon, on the occasion of the 130th congress of the firefighters of France, Michel Barnier underlined the extremely short time allocated to his government to prepare the budget setting the spending guidelines of the State and the administrations for the year 2025.
The presentation of the budget, postponed due to the dissolution and formation of the government, is now expected on 9 October. This text is the first perilous exercise of the Barnier government, both because of the time constraints and the associated issues.What I find, I say it without controversy, is extremely serious, and I weigh my words,” the statesman added.
The public deficit could indeed soar above 6% by the end of the year, as announced by the Budget Minister on Wednesday. Cuts in public spending are being studied. Some frozen credits could also be definitively cancelled. In a second phase, one-off and targeted contributions should be considered in a spirit of “tax justice”.
Drawing a parallel between the difficulties to which he is exposed and those encountered by firefighters, the Prime Minister added: “I feel the soul, the will and the energy of a firefighter”.
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