One more attack by France against budgetary austerity.
In line with Emmanuel Macron, for whom the 3% deficit rule is "
a debate from another century
", the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, has launched a new charge Tuesday.
He signified France's opposition to a return of the rules of budgetary discipline as they existed in the European Union before their suspension due to the Covid-19 crisis, last March.
"
One cannot imagine putting in place the same Pact
" of stability and growth (PSC), which sets these rules, he declared.
“
Do we need fiscal rules?
Certainly.
Should we review them?
Certainly too,
”he continued.
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This position taken by France is part of a broader context: in February, the Commission launched an “economic governance review” of the European Union.
This was provided for in the legislative packages dubbed "
six-pack
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