Gabriel Attal: “I can’t bring myself to use 49.3 to get the budget adopted”

In the absence of an absolute majority in the National Assembly, Gabriel Attal, Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, proposes the Bercy Dialogues to the opposition to associate it with the preparation of the 2023 budget, ahead of its presentation to the Council. ministers on September 26. An unprecedented method to avoid the adoption of the budget using 49.3. In addition, he estimates that an increase in the electricity bill between 10% and 20% in 2023 “is a possibility”.