“I can’t bring myself to this prospect.” The Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, announced in an interview with Parisian published Saturday, September 3, that he invites members of opposition political parties to work with the government on the finance bill, in order to avoid recourse to Article 49.3 of the Constitution.
This article allows the government, “after deliberation by the Council of Ministers”, to pass a text without a vote to the National Assembly. “In this case, this project is considered adopted, unless a motion of censure, tabled within the following twenty-four hours, is voted under the conditions provided for in the preceding paragraph. specifies the Constitution. It is up to the Prime Minister to activate 49.3.
“I am surprised by certain statements, especially on the LR side, indicating their intention to vote against, even before the bill is known”criticizes Gabriel Attal. “De facto, this would leave little choice but to use 49.3”he adds.
To escape it, Gabriel Attal therefore reaches out to his opponents with the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Bruno Le Maire: “We invite the entire national representation to work on the 2023 budget even before it is finalized.” And announces the creation of “Bercy Dialogues”, which “will be proposed to all parliamentarians of the finance committees of the Assembly and the Senate, majority as opposition”.
“Even before the budget arrives at the Council of Ministers, we will present our options and the arbitrations in progress to them, discuss their proposals in anticipation of the parliamentary debate”, develops Gabriel Attal. The objective is to anticipate certain sticking points with the members of certain political groups.