Gabriel Attal does not believe his Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire has presidential ambitions. “I don’t believe (that he has any ambition) These are questions that are important but I would not base a personal political ambition solely on these subjects” of budgetary policy, added the head of government.
Gabriel Attal assured Thursday from Ottawa that the budget was “held”, after a revision of forecasts on the deficit which will still reach 5.1% of GDP in 2024. He rejects, like the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, the idea of going through a draft amending finance law (PLFR) for 2024. Like former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, in his eyes “officially a candidate” for the French presidency in 2027, he said. ‘I have the impression that I am the one people are looking for the most on this issue,’ he noted, adding that “there are plenty of subjects to talk about”