“Scribble”, “blind plane”: the oppositions were outraged on Tuesday at a “bypass of Parliament”, with the 10 billion euros in budget cuts decided by the government without going through a bill rectifying the 2024 budget.
At the National Assembly, during the session of questions to the government, the veteran of the budget Charles de Courson led the charge against a massive and blind blow (…) decided on a corner of the Bercy table, without recourse a draft amending finance law (PLFR).
His independent Liot group also criticizes the executive for not honoring an agreement sealed with the executive on the extension of the fuel check to more households.
A cancellation of credits of 10 billion euros by a decree is not bypassing Parliament, it is provided for by the organic law relating to finance laws (LOLF), responded in the Chamber the Minister of Public Accounts Thomas Cazenave. The law authorizes in fact to cancel credits by decree up to 1.5% of the overall amount of current finance laws.
But if the form is respected, the method does not pass left or right.
This decree is a new wild 49.3, annoys the communist deputy Pierre Dharrville, in reference to the constitutional army of 49.3 drawn ten times this fall to pass without a vote all the budgets of the State and of Social Security.
The communist group fears consequences for the school, even if Minister Nicole Belloubet assures that there will be no job cuts, despite the reduction.
Eric Coquerel, the LFI president of the Finance Committee, castigated an almost redone budget, about which he intends to challenge ministers Bruno Le Maire (Economy) and Thomas Cazenave on March 6 during a hearing.
At LR, around Fabien Di Filippo and the right-wing troublemaker Aurlien Pradi, around twenty deputies sent a letter to Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to protest against a denial of democracy. We would have liked an 11-figure budget cut to be examined by Parliament. There is a problem with the sincerity of the initial budget and scribbling policy, tackles Mr. Di Filippo (Moselle).
Bruno Le Maire announced on February 18 10 billion euros in savings and the reduction of the growth forecast for 2024 from 1.4% to 1% of GDP, before the publication of a decree canceling credits on February 22 .