From his opening speech, he did more than distance himself from Michel Barnier's government. Especially regarding the new assessment of the public deficit. Before the dissolution of the National Assembly, the estimated deficit was estimated at 5.1%. And not at 6.1%.
“I will bring you all the evidence”
“When I was told that the deficit in 2024 would be 6.1%, that was the choice of the current government”, said Bruno Le Maire. And to continue: “I will give you all the evidence we can get in 2024, with stronger recovery measures, a deficit of around 5.5%. »
“Therefore, I officially oppose this 6.1% figure”
Translation: for Bruno Le Maire, the new government has the means to improve the situation in this last quarter: “Therefore, I officially oppose the figure of 6.1% which is repeated repeatedly to explain that the previous government did everything wrong and that the new government did everything right. »
This statement is especially in line with that of Thomas Cazenave, former minister responsible for public financial affairs, who, in an interview on TV7 on October 14said: “I froze 16 billion euros this summer. I hope Michel Barnier's government cancels as much of this spending as possible to reduce the deficit in 2024, we can't just leave it like that. »