Public spending: Macron and Borne put pressure on ministers to find savings

A cure triggered by the rise in interest rates (France borrowed at 3% on the international markets)? Or a political signal in the midst of pension reform to show that the State is also setting an example? In any case, the government let it be known at the start of the year that it is launching a “public expenditure review”. Translation: the directors of the Prime Minister’s cabinet, that of Bruno the Mayor (Economy) and his counterpart at Gabriel Attal (Public Accounts) will lead a series of meetings to draw up a “list of concrete and operational savings”. They will affect state spending, but also the lifestyle of communities and social spending.