“Who are you to judge? » Bruno Le Maire invoked the Bible, Thursday, December 12, in front of the deputies of the finance committee. To all the elected officials decided to question him about his role in the violent spiral of the public deficit since 2023, the former Minister of the Economy and Finance vehemently returned the question: and don't they have a responsibility ?
Retired from public life since the end of Gabriel Attal's government, the former great financier no longer wants to take gloves to protect one or the other. Before the Senate, on November 7, he refuted all ” mistake “ or “concealment”. In her eyes, alone “a serious error in assessing revenue” could explain that the public deficit, which was initially expected to return to 4.4% of gross domestic product in 2024, is in reality moving towards 6.1%, or even more. That is more than 50 billion euros difference.
Before the deputies, Bruno Le Maire maintained this defense, without admitting the slightest fault, or almost. Don't want to let yourself be crucified. By discovering the fall in revenue compared to forecasts, “we caught a concrete block in the face”, he said. He then claims to have reacted as best as possible, with savings of 25 billion euros: “Everything that needed to be done was done in a timely manner. »
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