The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire hoped on Monday that one billion euros of additional savings would be included in the 2024 budget “at the end of the parliamentary work”, beyond the approximately 16 billion planned by the government text. .
I propose that we agree with the general rapporteur of the budget, with the deputies of the majority, a target of 1 billion euros in additional savings at the end of the parliamentary debate, he declared on Sud Radio. All parliamentarians from the majority who wish to make new savings, I will support them.
The minister had already this weekend, during a round table in Bordeaux, declared his support for proposals for responsible and meaningful economies, without giving them the desired scale. THE finance bill (PLF) 2024 will be examined in committee on Tuesday.
Pledges of budgetary seriousness
The government wants to give pledges of budgetary seriousness, faced with a debt which has exceeded 3,000 billion euros and a deficit well outside the European standards which places France among the bad students of the euro zone. It would be great if France could send this message, government and majority, that we are capable of improving the government’s copy not with new spending, but with 1 billion additional savings, this is the ambition that I set for our majority, explained Bruno Le Maire.
Asked about the proposal to renew the tax on refining, the minister indicated that he respected Parliament and in particular the majority. An amendment to the finance bill for 2023, tabled by several deputies from the majority including the general rapporteur for the Budget Jean-Ren Cazeneuve, proposes to renew the solidarity contribution for one year on the profits of oil groups.
As a general rule, I don’t really like taxes, he declared, but I also respect what the parliamentarians of the majority and the opposition tell us, the minister explained. On Friday, the CEO of TotalEnergies threatened to stop capping a liter of fuel at 1.99 euros in the event of a new tax. I welcome the operation and I trust Total to maintain this operation, noted Mr. Le Maire.