Bruno Le Maire is right to want to transform the welfare state into a protective state, says Eugénie Bastié. More than a hundred mayors and local elected officials* are supporting the Minister of the Economy and Finance.

To succeed in this delicate exercise, by responding to the uncertainties and needs of our citizens while pursuing our projects, we are constantly making choices. They are sometimes difficult, but we do them clearly and educationally. Because everything has a cost. And transform the State…