Budget: Lescue "Would Prefer to Avoid" the Use of Orders, "Safety Slide"
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In order to pass the finance bill, which was discussed on Tuesday 13 October in the Chamber, Roland Lescure wanted to guarantee the "parliamentary debate" in order to avoid resorting to the orders which he described as "the security slide of the budget highway".
As the finance bill arrives in the Chamber on Tuesday 13 October, the Minister of Economy would like to avoid using this solution, which he compares to a "safety guide".
The Minister of Economy defends a deficit reduced to 5% "whatever it costs", while the Members rejected in committee the "revenue" part of the text, which will be discussed on Tuesday in the Chamber.
In order for the budget to be adopted, the Prime Minister may have to go through section 49.3, provided that the PS or the RN refrains from censoring it.
Questioned about France 2 and France Inter, the minister defended the need to provide France with a "budget of 5% (deficit, NDLR) whatever the cost", at a time when the French debt worries the international markets. In the absence of a majority in the National Assembly, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu might have to go through article 49 (3) of the Constitution, which allows for the adoption of the text without a vote. But this means that the PS…
The Minister of Economy says he is attached "whatever it costs", to "a budget with 5% deficit", while discussions on the draft budget arrive at the National Assembly on Tuesday.
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