The draft budget for 2025, presented Thursday by the government, provokes contrasting reactions within the different political groups in France, particularly on its economic and social orientations.
Reactions on the left: an austerity budget
Far right: absence of rupture and poorly distributed efforts
For the National Rally, this budget does not represent the necessary break with the policies of the last 50 years, marked according to them by poor management of public finances. MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy criticizes the distribution of efforts, emphasizing that the middle and working classes will suffer 7 billion euros of constraints, while the richest will only be affected by 2 billion. This distribution, considered unacceptable, is seen as a sign that the government is not sufficiently attacking the privileges of the most fortunate.
Necessary structural adjustments
The MoDem deputies, allies of the government, appear more moderate and adopt a constructive tone. However, they call for accompanying economic measures with more ambitious structural reforms. They wish to fight against “rent situations” and “windfall effects”, while insisting on increased tax justice. The group also proposes that certain measures be limited in time so as not to have a lasting impact on the economy.
Concerns about budget cuts
Guadeloupe MP Olivier Serva expressed his strong opposition to the 10% reduction in the budget of overseas territories, describing this measure as unthinkable. He emphasizes that this budget cut is particularly scandalous in a context of high tension, such as the social situation in Martinique. He considers this reduction as an abandonment of overseas territories, which already have major economic and social challenges.
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