It’s still a bit early to get an idea. According to one of his relatives, Emmanuel Macron believes that it is complicated, at this stage, to decide on The idea of a referendum put forward by the Prime MinisterFrançois Bayrou, to adopt an “overall plan” on the reduction of deficits and debt. “It is difficult to say anything as long as this plan is not presented,” said this close to AFP this Sunday.
The Prime Minister and Mayor of Pau raised the possibility to hold a referendum On “a coherent plan, with clear, legible proposals” aimed at reducing deficits and debt, in an interview with the Journal du Dimanche (JDD). “It is an overall plan that I want to submit, he will ask for efforts from everyone, and by the extent that must be his, he cannot succeed if the French people do not support him,” he said.
“The government proposes, the president decides”
François Bayrou, who warned Emmanuel Macron From his proposal, recalled that the holding of a referendum was a prerogative of the Head of State. “The government proposes, the president decides. But the question of the membership of the French to reforms is the central question, “he said.
On the subject, the former government spokesperson, now a deputy and secretary general delegated Renaissance, Prisca Thévenot, estimated this Sunday on France 3 that “consulting the French is never a bad idea. It is not to span the National Assembly, it is to remind everyone of their responsibilities ”. But she too has slightly delayed, first calling for “leaving” François Bayrou’s plan on the budget “to be presented”.
The government, which has managed to do Adopt 2025 budgets of the State and Social Security at the start of the year, by escaping a series of censorship motions, is now engaged in the preparation of the budget for 2026. He estimates that he must find 40 billion euros to respect his objectives of reduction of the public deficit, and intends to present his proposals by July 14.
