Gabriel Attal promises that the commitment to a reduction of 2 billion euros for households “will be kept”

He promises it. The Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, assured, Thursday April 18, on BFMTV, that Emmanuel Macron’s commitment to a tax cut of two billion euros for households “will be required”. However, the measure will be conditional on an equivalent savings measure, while the executive aligns the savings measures in the face of a deterioration in the budgetary situation.

“We will be able to keep the commitment by financing it. That means by putting, in front of the two billion, for example a targeted economy that we are making to be able to make this reduction.” But “it is a commitment of the President of the Republic, it will be kept“, specified the Prime Minister. On January 16, Emmanuel Macron declared that this tax cut, envisaged since 2023, would be implemented in 2025.

“We have also started work on reducing employer contributions and employee contributions, because we want working French people, the middle classes in particular, to be able to earn more. This can also be part of this project”, added Gabriel Attal on Thursday. The head of government, however, did not wish to detail the second package of 10 billion in savings that the executive intends to find from 2024. In total, he plans to make 20 billion in savings this year and at least as much next year. next.