The government confirmed on Tuesday its ambition to contain the public deficit to 5% of GDP this year, despite the additional spending mobilized to support purchasing power and a forecast growth of 2.5%, lower than what it expected until 'here.
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This
"control"
of public finances, according to Bercy, is mainly due to a significant surplus of revenue of 50 billion euros compared to what was expected this year, according to the macroeconomic framework of the draft amending budget that the government has transmitted Tuesday to the High Council of Public Finance, before its presentation to the Council of Ministers next week.