twenty-seven Macronist deputies oppose, in a forum, any tax increase

Michel Barnier promises to protect “any tax increase” those “who work, who produce”and evokes a contribution “exceptional and temporary” of “those who can contribute” to the effort to restore public finances, Friday in an interview with Journal of Saône-et-Loire.

“On the question of taxation, I said that I would protect from any tax increase those who are on the ground, who work, who produce. We will appeal, in an exceptional and temporary manner, to those who can contribute to this effort”declares the Prime Minister JSLon the eve of a trip to the department.

Mr. Barnier will deliver his general policy declaration to the National Assembly on Tuesday, and his government will present its 2025 draft budget the following week. “The situation in France is very serious on a budgetary and financial level. My responsibility as Prime Minister, and that of the government, is to face up and take measures, not against this or that category, but by ensuring that we are fair.”he insists in this interview.

“I said when I arrived on the steps of Matignon that everyone was going to have to roll up their sleeves, because the situation of this debt of 3,100 billion [d’euros]a deficit today of more than 6% [du PIB]is a situation that concerns everyone, every family. The effort must therefore be fair, balanced and concerted”adds Mr. Barnier.

Asked about local authorities and statements about them from Bruno Le Maire, the Prime Minister replied: “I have other things to do than argue with this or that. I find a very degraded situation, much more degraded than has been said, and I am not going to indict the local authorities who play their role on the ground for the social and territorial unity of France. »

“What is clear is that there is a need to share the effort to control spending and that we are going to talk about it with the communities”adds Mr. Barnier, who also mentions “new spaces for decentralization towards departments and regions”, “of devolution towards the prefects, with many simplifications and a lot of capacity to experiment and even to deviate”.