Eric Dupond-Moretti’s latest rant

He will have been angry until the end. Although the minister resigned, in a letter at the end of August, Éric Dupond-Moretti nevertheless told Bercy what he thought of the enormous cut inflicted on justice by the ceiling letters. This is 500 million euros less than what was planned in the programming law for justice of November 20, 2023 that the services of the Ministry of the Budget have concealed. A decision taken “without any consultation with my ministry”the resigning minister stormed.

Of the 10.7 billion euros promised, only 10.2 billion remain. The consequences will not be limited to cutting a few operating budgets but will affect, according to the letter, the heart of the judicial machine: massive recruitment – i.e. 10,000 staff by the end of the five-year term. “Regarding the employment plan, the arbitration carried by the ceiling letter – 619 full-time jobs – is more than 3 times lower…