Everyone will put their hands in their pockets to strengthen the budget devoted, in part, to the ecological transition. With savings measures of 5% in each ministry for 2024, the government intends to free up 7 billion euros, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire, said on France Culture on Tuesday.
In a framework letter sent to the ministries in April, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne asked the ministries to identify 5% financial leeway on their budget (excluding payroll) for 2024.
End of whatever it takes
A review of public expenditure is also planned, which is intended to be reproduced each year within all ministries, recalled Bruno Le Maire. This is one of the pillars of France’s strategy to accelerate debt reduction by 2027, with more dynamic growth and the end of the massive “whatever the cost” spending deployed during the Covid pandemic. -19, in particular the announced shutdown of the energy shield.
“Here too, each ministry will have to be concerned”, underlined the Minister of the Economy. As an example of savings, he mentioned the possibility of introducing a remaining charge of around 30% for the personal training account (CPF) “except when the employer pays or you are in a difficult situation, for example if you are unemployed.
A plan to fight against tax evasion, officially presented on Tuesday, should also allow the state to garner additional resources by targeting the “ultra-rich” and multinationals. “It is absolutely necessary for social cohesion, for the efficiency of tax collection and for the feeling of justice to which our compatriots are legitimately attached”, declared Bruno Le Maire, while reiterating his opposition to an increase in taxes.