Since Bercy raised its growth forecast for the current year from 5% to 6% in July, a wind of optimism accompanies government communication.
Bruno Le Maire takes pleasure in repeating that
"we could return to our pre-crisis level of activity at the end of 2021 and not at the beginning of 2022"
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The relief of the Minister of the Economy is easily understood: there was a great risk that the 2022 presidential campaign would begin without the country having emerged from the recession.
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With the ardor of youth, Gabriel Attal has taken a further step in satisfaction, drumming at his press briefing on Wednesday that
"the 6% growth forecast places us far above other countries in the euro zone".
Truly?
The government spokesperson seems to ignore the scoreboard as drawn up by the international organizations, IMF, OECD and European Commission, which are authoritative in the matter.
For example, the latter forecasts 2021 growth of 7.2% in Ireland and
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