{"id":128027,"date":"2025-05-03T19:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/francois-bayrou-plans-to-offer-a-referendum-on-an-overall-plan-to-reduce-the-deficit-in-public-finances-and-debt\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T19:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T19:01:19","slug":"francois-bayrou-plans-to-offer-a-referendum-on-an-overall-plan-to-reduce-the-deficit-in-public-finances-and-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/francois-bayrou-plans-to-offer-a-referendum-on-an-overall-plan-to-reduce-the-deficit-in-public-finances-and-debt\/","title":{"rendered":"Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou plans to offer a referendum on an &#8220;overall plan&#8221; to reduce the deficit in public finances and debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\" https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/6080\/4048\/556\/0\/75\/0\/8fda431_ftp-import-images-1-9k0ilvroo3l9-5751355-01-06.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/6080\/4048\/600\/0\/75\/0\/8fda431_ftp-import-images-1-9k0ilvroo3l9-5751355-01-06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/6080\/4048\/664\/0\/75\/0\/8fda431_ftp-import-images-1-9k0ilvroo3l9-5751355-01-06.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/6080\/4048\/700\/0\/75\/0\/8fda431_ftp-import-images-1-9k0ilvroo3l9-5751355-01-06.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/6080\/4048\/800\/0\/75\/0\/8fda431_ftp-import-images-1-9k0ilvroo3l9-5751355-01-06.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, \u00e0 l\u2019Assembl\u00e9e nationale, le 29\u00a0avril 2025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source><\/picture> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/04\/29\/0\/0\/6080\/4048\/664\/0\/75\/0\/8fda431_ftp-import-images-1-9k0ilvroo3l9-5751355-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, in the National Assembly, April 29, 2025.\"\/> <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, in the National Assembly, April 29, 2025.  <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Ludovic Marin \/ AFP<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">In <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lejdd.fr\/politique\/exclusif-budget-dette-impots-francois-bayrou-veut-un-referendum-157685\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nouvelle fen\u00eatre\">an interview published by the <em>Sunday newspaper<\/em><\/a>Saturday May 3, Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, said <em>&#8220;Do not go away[r] No possibility &#8220;<\/em>including that of a referendum, to adopt a set of measures aimed at reducing the deficit in public finances and debt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \"><em>&#8220;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&#8221;<\/em>said the Prime Minister, while recalling that<em>&#8220;A referendum can only be decided by the President of the Republic&#8221;<\/em>on the government&#8217;s proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \"><em>\u201cA referendum can only be decided by the President of the Republic. The government proposes, the president decides. But the question of the membership of the French to reforms is indeed the central question \u201d<\/em>he continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">His government, which managed to adopt the 2025 State and Social Security budgets 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 for reducing the public deficit of 5.4 % of the gross domestic product (GDP) this year at 4.6 % next year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    French public deficit at a record level outside the crisis <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3415912\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/politique\/article\/2025\/03\/27\/le-deficit-public-francais-a-un-niveau-record-hors-crise_6586715_823448.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;The solution is not in new taxes&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">In this interview with the JDD, the head of government takes up the elements of his diagnosis exposed at a conference on public finances last month. He had then promised to publicize his budgetary choices for 2026 before July 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \"><em>&#8220;Our country has two massive challenges in front of it, the heaviest in its recent history: too low production and overwhelming debt&#8221;<\/em>he explains. <em>\u201cYou need a full return to balance plan. A production component and a public finance component. Both are essential. \u00bb\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou believes that he <em>&#8220;Must offer specific solutions, with a clear objective: being less dependent on debt this year, and by four years, return under the threshold of 3 % of public deficit&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \"><em>\u201cThis will go through a determined drop in expenses. By simplification. By better state effectiveness and public action in general \u201d<\/em>he warns, while reaffirming that <em>&#8220;The solution is not in new taxes&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inread  js-services-inread\">\n<p> <span>Newsletter<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Policy &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Each week, &#8220;Le Monde&#8221; analyzes for you the challenges of political news<\/p>\n<p>Register<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph  \">With this idea of \u200b\u200breferendum, the Prime Minister seeks to bypass the blockages linked in particular to the absence of a majority in the National Assembly. <em>&#8220;When we reform by the classic ways, by the passage in force, what happens? The country goes on strike, the demonstrations are linked, and no one knows if those who parade really know the content of what they dispute \u201d<\/em>he believes.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Unemployment insurance: a new upcoming reform? <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3417601\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/politique\/article\/2025\/04\/08\/assurance-chomage-une-nouvelle-reforme-a-venir_6592674_823448.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">  <span class=\"author__name\">The world<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">                      Reuse this content   <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\">Tm-En-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fran\u00e7ois Bayrou, in the National Assembly, April 29, 2025. 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