“It is not the Prime Minister who is competent in terms of financial admissibility”, reacts Charles de Courson

“It is not the Prime Minister who is competent in terms of the financial admissibility of a bill”reacts Wednesday, May 17 on franceinfo Charles de Courson, member of the Liot group and centrist deputy for the 5th district of the Marne.

Elisabeth Borne judges this Wednesday unconstitutional the bill brought by this independent parliamentary group, which aims to repeal the pension reform: “It is quite irresponsible on the part of a parliamentary group to suggest that we can present a bill that cuts 18 billion euros in resources”, said the Prime Minister. Charles de Courson believes that the bill “has a good chance” to be voted on in the Assembly.

“There are two levels of control”

“The first is the office of the National Assembly, which considered that the bill was admissible. It is also on the agenda of the Assembly on June 8”, underlines the centrist deputy. The other level of control, “He’s the chairman of the finance committee”, he assures. However, according to him, Éric Coquerel – LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis and chairman of the Finance Committee – “told us that if this was raised by the government or a deputy, he would declare admissible” the text.

As for the 18 million euros mentioned by Elisabeth Borne, Charles de Courson rejects the calculation: “It’s not 18 billion but 12 billion”, he says. The Liot group, says the MP, also wants, among other things “Letting our fellow citizens choose their retirement date and encouraging them to continue their activity beyond the age of 62”, to balance the plan in the medium term.