Bruno Le Maire will defend his savings plan in Parliament, the first step towards a return to balanced budget… in 2032. “A massive and blind blow decided on a corner of the table at Bercy,” budget specialist Charles de Courson (Liot group) was indignant at the end of February.

The objective is to reduce the deficit to 4.4% of GDP in 2024, 3% in 2027 before aiming for a balanced budget in 20 32.