War in the Middle East, budget… The “8h30 franceinfo” by Jean-René Cazeneuve

The Ensemble pour la République du Gers MP was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Sunday October 6.

Jean-René Cazeneuve, Ensemble deputy for the Republic of Gers, was the guest of “8:30 am franceinfo”, Sunday October 6, 2024. War in the Middle East, budget… He answers questions from Hadrien Bect and Bérengère Bonte.

Middle East: “We have never called into question Israel’s right to defend itself”

“We have never called into question Israel’s right to defend itself”supports Jean-René Cazeneuve, deputy Together for the Republic, after the words of Emmanuel Macron, Saturday October 5, calling for no longer to deliver weapons used in Gaza to the Hebrew State, two days before the October 7 commemorations . “What the President of the Republic is saying is that we must ultimately find a diplomatic solution. We must achieve a ceasefire,” defends the deputy from the presidential camp, after the strong reaction from Benjamin Netanyahu“Shame on you” the Israeli Prime Minister told Emmanuel Macron last night.

“France does not deliver weapons to Israel”says the MP. “The declaration of the President of the Republic does not concern us”assures Jean-René Cazeneuve, “It’s a message he sends to the Americans”. The United States is the largest arms supplier to Israel. However, Jean-René Cazeneuve admits that this “wish [du Président français] has little chance of being followed by concrete actions” by Joe Biden.

According to the Gers MP, Emmanuel Macron wants above all to avoid “an infernal spiral”. “The violence of Israel’s response today creates even more animosity, creates generations of Palestinians who will fight tomorrow or the day after tomorrow against Israel”warns Jean-René Cazeneuve. However, the EPR deputy considers “normal” the Israeli response in Iran which is being prepared, after the sending of more than 200 ballistic missiles against the Hebrew state. On franceinfo this Sunday, the Israeli ambassador to France, Joshua Zarka, indicated that this response was “imminent”.

The response to Iran is being prepared: Israel’s ambassador to France Joshua Zarka “thinks it is imminent”. Joe Biden’s call not to target nuclear sites or oil fields will be “heeded”. “Whether we’re going to do what he wants is another thing.” pic.twitter.com/LTTJr2rbzC

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Budget: “The situation is serious”

“The situation [budgétaire] is serious”alerts the EPR deputy and member of the Finance Committee Jean-René Cazeneuve, who calls for “control our public spending”as requested by the Prime Minister in his budgetary roadmap for 2025 which must be presented to the Council of Ministers on Thursday. “We no longer have growth”warns Jean-René Cazeneuve, recalling that the deficit reaches more than 6% of GDP today.

But the deputy from the presidential camp denies everything “lie” on the state of public finances presented in recent years. “There is no lie, but there is a forecast model to review”according to him. Jean-René Cazeneuve calls models into question “used by senior officials at Bercy” Who “were wrong”. We now need to find 60 billion euros to complete next year’s budget.

Were there any government forecast errors? “There are no lies but a forecast model to review,” according to EPR deputy Jean-René Cazeneuve. Bercy’s senior officials “clearly made a mistake this year”. pic.twitter.com/1ZC4kKUCEN

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The Ensemble pour la République MP assures that he will vote on the budget presented next week in the Council of Ministers, despite the tax increases announced on large businesses and the wealthiest households, unlike his colleague Gérald Darmanin. “Difficult measures must be taken”supports the EPR deputy, “but it must be done where it will least impact growth”pleads Jean-René Cazeneuve. According to him, postponing the increase in retirement pensions indexed to inflation by six months is “an acceptable effort”.

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