“We can perfectly save money,” assures Bruno Le Maire, who refuses to “dip into the pockets of the French” “I maintain the objective of returning below 3% in 2027,’ assured the Minister of the Economy this Tuesday morning after the announcement from INSEE which sets France's public deficit at 5.5% of GDP in 2023. “State finances must be restored, I am not going to tell you otherwise,” responded Bruno LeMaire.