François Bayrou wishes to submit to the referendum the thorny question of public finances. But for that, it takes the approval of the President of the Republic which is the only one to have the power to activate this referendum lever. The Prime Minister is a politician professional, whereas he behind his head?
Prime Minister, François Bayrou, made the headlines Sunday newspaper This weekend. The Matignon tenant stated that he wanted to submit the question of public finances to the referendum. But only the President of the Republic can activate this lever, as he had already mentioned during his end -of -year wishes. But what is the Prime Minister’s plan?
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François Bayrou reflects on 15 major deficit reduction measures
François Bayrou reflects on two options. According to information from Europe 1, the first track envisaged by Matignon would be to propose to the French to include in the Constitution the rule of budgetary. In other words, that the budget must be balanced. For or against, the French should position themselves on this principle.
Second and last track on which the Prime Minister is working on: presenting 15 major deficit reduction measures and asking the French their opinion. “Me, I am not able to say what the French think of the 10% of professional costs of retirees,” said a relative of the Prime Minister.
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This could also relate, for example, to reimbursement of drugs, on state medical aid or on unemployment insurance. On this package of 15 shock measures, the French would then have to decide by voting for or against, but all this is still of course during reflection. Especially since the Élysée did not hesitate to make reservations about the idea of a referendum.