Last November, the government said it was open to sanctions against French people who do not come to their medical appointments. “When we have an appointment with the doctor and we don’t come without warning, we pay,” Gabriel Attal insisted on Tuesday in his general policy declaration.

The idea of a “rabbit tax” aimed at “charging a lump sum” had nevertheless not been convinced the executive. On November 27, by activating the 49.3 procedure, Élisabeth Borne buried this mechanism.