Prime Minister Michel Barnier wishes “expense control” of State Medical Aid (AME), intended for foreigners in an irregular situation, he explains in an interview published Sunday October 20 in the Sunday newspaper. “It is important to ensure that the AME is never diverted from its purpose, namely a public health tool”he adds. The government said it was in favor on Tuesday of freezing funds allocated to the AME, after having initially planned to increase them in the 2025 budget. Follow our live stream.
Part of the budget rejected by deputies. Elected officials rejected, on Saturday, in the Finance Committee the “revenue” part of the 2025 budget, after having largely modified it compared to the government’s copy. “The text had become untenable”deplored the Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, at the Sunday newspaperwarning against a “Lépine tax competition”. He hoped that the parliamentary debate would develop, but did not rule out adoption of the budget via 49.3.
Emmanuel Macron’s popularity at its lowest. According to the Ifop monthly barometer for Sunday newspaperonly 22% of respondents say they are satisfied with the President of the Republic. Emmanuel Macron “has lost nine points since May, the last study carried out before the [élections] European Unions and the announcement of the dissolution”notes Frédéric Dabi, director of Ifop.
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