Michel Barnier faces difficulties. The Prime Minister continues to try to form a coalition government and the task is becoming more complex. He “is exceeded (…) Handing over the keys to the country to people who got 5% in the elections is a bit of a headache. (…) He has failed to form a government, he has given no indication of the policy he will pursue.”has criticized on TF1 Sébastien Chenu, vice-president of the RN. Follow our live broadcast.
A series of missed appointments. Wednesday, September 18, turned into a series of missed meetings. A first meeting between Michel Barnier and the group of Macronist deputies EPR (Ensemble pour la République) was postponed, before a second with the executives of the Republicans was in turn canceled.
Tensions over tax hike rumors. Gérald Darmanin assured on France 2 on Wednesday that he will not support “a government that raises taxes”. “The idea of increasing taxes is a rumor started by Mr. Darmanin to allow Mr. Darmanin to comment on it.”Olivier Marleix, LR deputy for Eure-et-Loir, replied to him on “the 4 Truths” on Thursday.
Waiting for the ceiling letters. After Matignon on Tuesday, the president of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly Eric Coquerel (LFI) and the general budget rapporteur Charles de Courson (Liot) went to Bercy on Wednesday to demand, in vain, the ceiling letters. These documents, drawn up at the end of August, set out the credits allocated to each ministry for the following year and serve as a working basis for constructing the future draft finance bill.