Appointed by Donald Trump to head a ministry of “government efficiency”, Elon Musk promised to cut $2,000 billion in spending. That's almost a third of the United States budget. But what is this money used for today? Le Figaro takes stock.
“A threat to democracy? No, a threat to the BUREAUCRACY!!!” It is with this ecstatic post on his social network. The objective of this future instance: “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excessive regulations, cut unnecessary spending, and restructure federal agencies”listed the American president-elect in a press release. In this list, one priority emerges from the latest declarations of the two billionaires: considerably reducing the American federal budget.
Elon Musk recently mentioned the figure of 2000 billion dollars (1884 billion euros) in budget cuts. Or almost a third of the United States budget, estimated at around $6.75 trillion (€6.36 trillion) for the 2024 financial year – in comparison, public spending amounted…
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