the National Rally will present “a counter-budget” next week, says MP Thomas Ménage

Thomas Ménage, National Rally deputy for Loiret, spokesperson for the group in the Assembly, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Saturday October 12, 2024.

Thomas Ménage, National Rally deputy for Loiret, spokesperson for the group in the Assembly, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Saturday October 12, 2024.

Budget 2025: “As things currently stand, this budget is absolutely not acceptable”

“As things currently stand, this budget is absolutely not acceptable”estimated Thomas Ménage, National Rally deputy for Loiret and spokesperson for the group in the National Assembly. The Prime Minister presented on Tuesday the government’s options for restoring public finances by finding 60 billion in savings. “We will not be able to accept a budget as it is since it ultimately places the burden on the middle working classes, contrary to what was promised”regretted the deputy.

Thomas Ménage tried to justify the refusal of the National Rally to vote on the motion of censure filed by the left against the government. “It is a road map and a first budget which is proposed today by the Barnier government. There is parliamentary work which will be done. We will try to improve it. It will not be the final budget. Do not predict parliamentary debates”he explained.

A counter-budget proposed “next week”

The RN deputy demands that be respected “Mr. Barnier’s basic deal, that is to say that 70% of savings will be allocated to reductions in the State’s lifestyle and 30% to tax increases”. The National Rally will propose “a counter-budget next week” during a press conference.

Thomas Ménage ensures that the 60 billion savings necessary for the recovery of France’s finances “will be put on paper and announced next week”. He distilled some ideas: “There is immigration, social and tax fraud, the contribution to the European Union, 4 billion, the end of intermittent energy subsidies, 4 to 6 billion, the reduction in the State’s lifestyle”he listed.

He also denounced the existence of “a whole bunch of agencies which could be put in central administrations, which are created to re-employ friends, former ministers with functions which bring nothing to the French”he estimated.

The RN approves “the taxation of share buybacks”

The National Rally does not reject the entire government’s draft budget. Marine Le Pen’s party “approved the taxation of share buybacks” proposed by Michel Barnier. “We agree that there should be an increase in corporate tax for very large groups, but as long as they can finance a reduction in the tax burden and a tax redistribution for the working classes and the upper classes. averages”he explained.

On the other hand, he reaffirmed the “very clear red lines” of the RN, in particular “the tax on electricity, the reduction in reimbursement for consultations and therefore the increase in mutual insurance” And “the increase in plane tickets with this additional taxation”. Finally, Thomas Ménage does not want to hear about “Ms. Agnès Pannier-Runacher’s latest, which is a tax on gas.”