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The temptation to raise taxes is growing stronger at the Élysée, against a backdrop of budgetary rout.
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The budgetary rout awakens the temptation of taxes
Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée, March 7, 2024. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AFP
According to a publication by the Minister of Public Accounts Thomas Cazenave, the gap between the forecast and reality corresponds to
“a deterioration of 15.8 billion euros”
.
It makes a big difference.
Bruno Le Maire justifies it with an
“exceptional event”
, namely the slowdown in tax revenues.
The debt burden (acquired by international investors) will explode.
To contextualize and…
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