“There should be no taboos”, including the drop in “business aid” and “social expenditure”, according to Bruno Le Maire

“There should be no taboos”including the decline in “business aid” and “social expenditure”reacted Monday March 13 on franceinfo the Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire, two days after the report of the Court of Auditors which urges the government to make “recovery of public finances a national priority”.

The first president of the Court of Auditors, Pierre Moscovici underlined in his report that “the emphasis must be resolutely placed on controlling expenses, i.e. definitely getting out of ‘whatever the cost'”. “We came out of ‘whatever it takes'”answers Bruno Le Maire, who claims to have “sounded the alarm bell as of June 2022”.

“We have started to restore public finances”continues the tenant of Bercy who “wishes to work with the Court of Auditors to continue this recovery”. France has one of the highest levels of public spending in the euro zone, around 57% of GDP in 2022. “I want to bring this figure down to 54% by 2027. To get closer to the European average which is 52%”added Bruno Le Maire.