After having shelled out the announcements for months, the government now led by Elisabeth Borne finally presented its double bill on Thursday for the protection of purchasing power.
The two texts - an amending 2022 budget and a law detailing approximately 20 billion euros of measures in favor of the purchasing power of the French - have the ambition to take the measure of the new macroeconomic deal introduced by the war in Ukraine: a sharp rise in inflation (5% estimated at the end of the year, against 1.5% initially forecast) and a marked slowdown in growth (2.5%, against 4% seven months ago) .
The passage of these emblematic bills in Parliament represents the first major challenge of the Borne government.
It will give an idea of the political capacity of the new Prime Minister to deal with a National Assembly fragmented as ever.
The impact of inflation
After their presentation to the Council of Ministers this Thursday, the texts will be examined from Tuesday or Wednesday...
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