2023-08-23 13:28:00
“No question” of increasing household taxes: Elisabeth Borne tried to reassure Wednesday when the government returned, “mobilized” on the priorities of the French, while waiting for Emmanuel Macron to clarify his next “initiative” to unlock a political situation still just as complex.
“There is no question, it is not at all the philosophy of the government, to increase household taxes. On the contrary, we want to continue to lower taxes while obviously being attentive to the purchasing power of the middle classes “, declared the Prime Minister during an interview on France Bleu.
Similarly, there are no plans to raise taxes on alcohol.
But while the property tax, set by the cities, looks set to rise sharply, she acknowledged that her commitment only concerned the state budget.
And she admitted that the increase in medical deductibles was “part of the reflections” to balance budgets for 2024 under severe financial constraint.
If she assured that purchasing power remained a priority for the executive, she also explained that a new “fuel check” was not on the table, ensuring that we should not expect ” a spike in prices “at the pump” in the coming weeks.
More frequent heat waves
The head of government also said she hoped that the perpetrators of the shooting in which a ten-year-old child was killed Monday in Nîmes will be “punished at the height” of this “terrible tragedy”.
During the Council of Ministers back to school, the Head of State “recalled the priorities on which the government must be mobilized”, said Elisabeth Borne. Starting with the high temperatures, evoking the insulation of buildings as a priority site.
It is in the columns of Point that Emmanuel Macron must for his part, according to the Elysée, “lay the foundations for the start of the new school year” with “very strong markers of authority and unity”, less than two months later urban riots.
In this interview expected Wednesday evening, he will detail his “unprecedented” political initiative which will be implemented “quickly”, we add in his entourage.
Emmanuel Macron had announced that he would take this “major political initiative” with still vague outlines just before his summer break at Fort de Brégançon, the residence of the presidents on the Mediterranean from where he notably followed the situation in Niger after the military coup.
The stated objective of these future meetings with the political forces is to research, on a case-by-case basis, on key but often divisive themes such as immigration, order, work, public services or even ecology, absolute majority which the President has lacked in the National Assembly since his re-election in 2022.
“2027 is a long way off”
According to a Macronie executive, “everything must be done to avoid” the “blockage” that a possible motion of censure would represent voted by the right with the other oppositions and therefore likely to bring down the government.
The interview should also allow the president to discuss his plans for the school before the start of the school year, at the heart of a probable trip next week.
According to his entourage, the tenant of the Elysée intends to demonstrate his capacity for “action” in France as on the diplomatic front – he will present his priorities on Monday at the annual conference of ambassadors, before participating in the G20 summit in India on Monday. 9 and 10 September then to welcome King Charles III.
Other highlights of the coming weeks: the presentation of ecological planning, to which Emmanuel Macron will devote several days and travel during September, and the Rugby World Cup that France is hosting from September 8 in less than a year. of the Paris Olympics.
At the end of July, the head of state had advocated “order” in response to the urban violence caused by the death of young Nahel, killed by a police officer during a check. And in mid-August, he warned French youth against “chaos” and “disunity”.
In the immediate future, he will be confronted with the risk of seeing his own authority over his troops decline as the pretenders to his succession emancipate themselves.
The Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, opened the ball early by saying this summer “to worry about what will happen in 2027”. And will try to punctuate the rhythm of the start of the school year with his political meeting on Sunday in his stronghold of Tourcoing.
If Emmanuel Macron made “no allusion” to the meeting organized by his restless minister, according to another member of the government, Elisabeth Borne sent him a thinly veiled warning: “2027 is a long way off”, she launched, stressing that her “concern” was “really the cohesion of the government”.
23/08/2023 13:31:58 – Paris (AFP) – © 2023 AFP
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