Le Pen Vows Drastic Cost Savings to Prevent French 'Default'
Le Pen said the plan would cut the deficit below the EU limit by 2030 and restore investor confidence as borrowing costs rise.
- On Tuesday, presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen unveiled a €140 billion spending-cut plan, aiming to reduce France's deficit below 3% by 2030 and avert what she called "heading towards default."
- Le Pen's fiscal pivot follows controversy surrounding ally Jordan Bardella, who was accused of making antisemitic comments in 2013, aiming to bolster her economic credibility before the 2027 presidential vote.
- Generating €15–20 billion in pension savings, the plan includes restoring the retirement age to 62, while capping France's net annual contribution to the European Union at €5 billion from nearly €29 billion.
- French 10-year bond yields fell to 4.75% following the announcement, though Public Accounts Minister David Amiel dismissed the proposal as "a Potemkin budget, all cardboard and paint."
- A constitutional "golden rule" referendum would mandate annual debt reduction under Le Pen's plan, targeting a decrease in public debt from 119% to 112% of GDP by 2032.
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MichaelSavage.com – Le Pen, Bardella Lay Out Economic Agenda for ‘Rebirth’ of France After Macron ‘Disaster’
France is on the precipice of the “abyss”, National Rally leader Marine Le Pen warned as she and her deputy Jordan Bardella presented their party’s financial plan to avert the looming debt crisis and revive the country’s economy. Speaking from party headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, presidential candidate Marine Le Pen — the current favourite…
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Le Pen Unveils €140 Billion Plan to Cut French Debt, Reduce Taxes and Reverse Macron’s Economic Policies
Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella have proposed sweeping government spending reductions, tax relief and immigration restrictions as France confronts mounting debt, rising borrowing costs ... The post Le Pen Unveils €140 Billion Plan to Cut French Debt, Reduce Taxes and Reverse Macron’s Economic Policies first appeared on [your]NEWS.
If elected French president, Marine Le Pen promises net savings of €140 billion over five years, while also campaigning on a €30 billion tax cut and a lower retirement age. France has one of the highest deficits (5.4%) and debt ratios (119%) in Europe.
To prove to the financial markets that she definitely has nothing "socialist", Marine Le Pen starts a remarkable liberal conversion by stacking budget cuts and approving pensions (for part) by capitalization. This great lesson in pragmatism is welcome, while the high school crisis is judiciously illuminated by Donald Trump's very fine analysis... L'article Economy: no, Marine Le Pen is not "socialist" appeared first on Causeur.
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