Budget timetable will be met, assures resigning minister Thomas Cazenave

The resigning Minister of Public Accounts Thomas Cazenave affirmed Saturday that the deadlines for the preparation of the State budget would be met and confirmed that this year’s revenues are less good than expected, in an interview Saturday with the ParisianAs deadlines for preparing the state budget become tight, parliamentarians have threatened to conduct investigations themselves at Bercy if certain documents are not communicated to them by Monday.

“Éric Coquerel and Charles de Courson (general budget rapporteur, Liot group) asked us for information for September 2 in a letter received this summer and they will have it”assured Thomas Cazenave. “I had the opportunity to tell them and, without waiting for this deadline, they received the first elements in mid-August with the detailed amount of the credits placed in reserve. Parliament is informed at each stage.”the resigning minister defended himself again.

Revenues lower than expected

Thomas Cazenave further confirmed that for 2024 “on certain receipts, the collections are, at this stage, a little below what we anticipated”He attributes this in particular to “new expenditure that was not planned, particularly for support for New Caledonia” and to “the very sharp increase in local authority spending”The Finance Bill (PLF) must be submitted to Parliament by October 1 at the latest, and be voted on and published before January 1.