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Justice: the budget issue is the first sensitive subject for Didier Migaud
Justice: the budgetary question, first sensitive subject for Didier Migaud
(France 2)
The new Minister of Justice, Didier Migaud, took up his duties yesterday at Place Vendôme, succeeding Éric Dupond-Moretti. He will have to tackle the difficult issue of budget cuts that could hit this sector.
The only left-wing minister in Michel Barnier’s government, Didier Migaud inherits Justice, a ministry threatened with a budget cut of 500 million euros. During a speech on France 2’s 8pm news on Monday 23 September, he announced that he had discussed the subject with the Prime Minister, indicating that the latter would decide, but with the idea of ” rebalancing public finances “.
The former president of the Court of Auditors hopes to keep the 11 billion euros of budget programmed for 2027 by the previous majority. For the unions, there is no question of going back on this law. For the new minister, several emergencies are emerging, such as the hiring of magistrates or clerks, as well as the creation of new prison places.