France is living beyond its means with a debt that exceeds 3,000 billion euros. The country lives with the sword of Damocles of a deterioration of its rating.
To replenish the coffers, the government has long bet on growth and a reduction in unemployment. But this strategy is running out of steam while growth is slipping and unemployment is rising. Faced with this observation, the time has now come to seek savings in all directions. The equation promises to be complex to resolve. The government has committed not to increase taxes, and even to reduce them by 2 billion euros for the middle classes.