Invited to the France 2 news, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier promised this Sunday, September 22, to make ” compromise “, the day after the presentation of his government, threatened with censure by the left and the extreme right in the National Assembly.
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Among the indications he provided, Michel Barnier promises in particular not to ” not to further increase taxes on all French people “, but believes that ” the richest must take part in the solidarity effort “According to the right-wing Prime Minister, ” Controlling spending can be done in particular with targeted levies on wealthy individuals or certain large companies “.
” A large part of our debt is issued on international, external markets, we must maintain the credibility of the France “, he added, while the country’s public deficit stands at more than 5% of GDP, well beyond the European limit set at 3% within the framework of the stability pact.
First emergency: the 2025 budget
The development of the 2025 budgetwhich has already suffered an unprecedented delay, is the number one emergency, with Michel Barnier having described the ” budget situation » from France of « very serious “As a sign of its importance, he wanted to keep an eye on this explosive issue by placing the Macronist Minister of Public Accounts, Laurent Saint-Martin, under his direct supervision.
Regarding the highly controversial pension reform, which came into force a year ago and whose abolition is demanded by the left and the National Rally, Gabriel Attal’s successor indicated that he wanted to ” take the time to improve it “. ” We have a law that provides a financial framework and I think that this financial framework must be preserved. ” he said, adding however that he would ” trust the social partners to improve this law, to reform “.
The appeasement card
The Prime Minister, who reiterated that he would not be a candidate for the presidential election in 2027, assured that ” in the interest of the country “, ” there will be no controversy » with Emmanuel Macron, calling for « a spirit of positive, dynamic compromise with the Head of State ” In mid-September, Michel Barnier estimated that there was ” no reserved domains ” to the President of the Republic, preferring to speak of ” shared domains “.
The Prime Minister also called for ” cohesion » and to « brotherhood ” within his governmentpromising ” compromise “. ” We will speak in a climate of greater cohesion, of greater fraternity. “, he added, for ” allow all initiatives, all energies to express themselves “.
Accused of having chosen a government ” reactionary ” with conservative ministers on the issues of abortion, LGBT and women’s rights or the end of life, Prime Minister Michel Barnier assured this Sunday evening that the ” acquired rights » would be « fully preserved “.
Michel Barnier also announced that he wanted to make the ” mental health ” there ” great national cause ” of the year 2025, while psychiatry is undergoing a serious and persistent crisis in France. In the wake of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, he also assured that he wanted to do sport ” a great decentralized national ambition, everywhere “.
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