The additional expenditure of the Macron five-year budgets amounts to 15 billion. It is The word of the eco of the day, or rather the number
franceinfo: Why this figure of 15 billion, how do you detail it?
Isabelle Raymond: 15 billion euros is the amount of additional spending, added in recent days in the last budgets of Emmanuel Macron’s five-year term, to finance all the measures – and there are many – announced in recent weeks by the executive. All those in favor of household purchasing power: energy check and inflation compensation. Then the investment plan for the future, and finally the employment contract for young people which was detailed at the beginning of the week.
The services of Bercy had to pass the 5th and heat the calculators urgently so that all these announcements are effectively translated into credits, and can be integrated in time into the legislative texts which are currently being debated in the National Assembly. There are two in parallel, currently being peeled by the deputies. On the one hand, the finance bill for next year, for 2022. And on the other, the last extension of this year 2021. This is called a corrective finance bill.
And this year, the extension is generous?
Yes, with 10 billion additional credits planned by the end of December to finance the government’s boost measures to help the French face the soaring energy and fuel prices: this is the energy check and above all inflation compensation; this is what costs the public finances the most. 38 million French people are affected, including 14 million private sector employees who will receive this bonus from December.
Most of the loans – 3.6 billion (out of 3.8) – will be released this year so that the State immediately compensates employers, who will pay the premium directly to their employees, so that it is neutral for them. companies in terms of cash flow.
So much for 2021, and for 2022?
You will surely remember that it was said at the end of September that the government had presented a budget with holes in Parliament, which had obviously annoyed some deputies, and up to the High Council of Public Finances which is supposed to validate the forecasts of the executive. Well the government has just filled these holes.
So with 5 billion more than what was planned until then. Money that will be used to finance first of all the income of engagement for the young people which was finally presented this week. And above all the investment plan for the future announced on October 12 by Emmanuel Macron. The amendment relating to this plan, called “France 2030”, will be examined next Monday, November 8 in session.
Formally 3.5 billion will be released in 2022. But the deputies will now vote on the entire budget of the plan: 34 billion. For the symbol and the political signal. One way for the President of the Republic to set in stone this plan which allows him to project himself well beyond the electoral deadline of next year.