Debate on tax increases, showdown between Michel Barnier and the Macronists and the clash of explosive pagers in Lebanon… Franceinfo’s latest updates for Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Around Agathe Lambret and Jean-Rémi Baudot, the informed debate the news of Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

The themes

The taxes of discord. Michel Barnier does not rule out raising taxes. The Prime Minister considers the country’s budgetary situation to be “very serious”. Michel Barnier who seems to be calling public opinion to witness, but to what end, what is he preparing? What room for maneuver is possible?

Will the Macronists and the LR switch to the opposition? Tensions at the top of the State: two meetings planned at Matignon have been postponed one after the other, one with the President’s troops, one with the right. What is blocking things?

The shock in Lebanon. After the Hezbollah pager attack yesterday, today it was walkie-talkies that exploded in Beirut. Is Israel behind all this? Does this portend a wider conflict?

The guests

Marion Mourgue, editor-in-chief of the political service of Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France

Mathieu Aron, senior reporter and editorial advisor at Nouvel Observateur

Bruno Cautres, political scientist, researcher at CEVIPOF, the Center for Political Research at Sciences-Po

Eric Heyer, economist, director of the analysis and forecasting department of the OFCE

Dominique Moisi, geopolitical scientist, founding member of IFRI, the French Institute of International Relations

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