Emmanuel Macron on the reduction in the sports budget: “We must keep our commitments”

“You are right. Since 2017, I have ensured that the sports budget increases every year“, underlined the Head of State in reaction to the text co-signed by some 400 athletes. “We must keep our commitments and provide the means for our athletes and so that the legacy of the Games benefits everyone.“, he insisted, while the government plans to cut the budget by at least a hundred million euros.