The 5% savings measures requested from the ministries for 2024 will make it possible to release 7 billion euros which will be used in particular to finance the ecological transition, indicated this Tuesday, May 9 the Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire.
In a framework letter sent to the ministries in April, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne had asked the ministries to identify 5% of financial room for maneuver on their budget (excluding payroll) for 2024.
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“All the ministries will have to submit to this rule of the Prime Minister: 5% savings which will make it possible to free up, to be quite precise, 7 billion euros which will make it possible to finance investments in the ecological transition, at the less in part”said Bruno Le Maire on France-Culture.
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A review of public expenditure is also planned, which is intended to be reproduced each year within all ministries, recalled Bruno Le Maire.
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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.
“There 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”.
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“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.
