“Taxes will not increase, this is not the right solution”, insists Bruno Le Maire. “We have lowered (them) since 2017 and it would be inconsistent to increase taxes,” he added.

President of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet put back on table the idea of a tax on superprofits. ‘responsibility is neither austerity nor carelessness’ on public spending, says Bruno LeMaire. “It is to maintain our public finance objectives in circumstances which are more difficult, public finance and geopolitical circumstances,’ he adds.