Every autumn, the government presents Parliament with its draft budget, which sets out all the State's revenue and expenditure. This act is the foundation of the parliamentary nature of our system.
The 2025 budget presented by Michel Barnier takes place against a backdrop of deteriorating public finances, with France's rate of compulsory taxation already very high, placing us on the OECD podium.
1/ Better control of public spending to reduce our deficit structurally
The Nouveau Front populaire (New Popular Front) has once again sought to impose a universal tax, a measure that unfairly treats French citizens living abroad as tax exiles. As for the Rassemblement National, it succeeded purely and simply in abolishing France's contribution to the European Union, on which our farmers, for example, depend.
By the end of these weeks in the Assembly, over €35 billion in new taxes had been introduced into the budget. This was unacceptable.
I therefore voted against the adoption of the revenue part of the budget. The budget as a whole, revenue and expenditure, has now been referred to the Senate for examination.
