Reduction of the public deficit: “Taxes will not increase”, promises Bruno Le Maire

Bruno Le Maire, ministre de l'Economie et des finances. Ute Grabowsky/Photothek Media La – Ute Grabowsky

L'objectif de réduction du déficit public français sera poursuivi sans relever les impôts, a déclaré vendredi 22 mars le ministre de l'Economie et des Finances, Bruno Le Maire, sur BFM TV.

"Taxes will not increase, that's not the right solution", he said, adding that the' objective was to return the public deficit to 3% by 2027.

Friday morning, the president of the Court of Auditors, Pierre Moscovici, spoke of a "very worrying" public finance situation. on BFM TV.

A worrying public deficit

The Minister of Public Accounts, Thomas Cazenave, declared on Thursday that the public deficit in France could exceed 5% of GDP. The government plans to reduce the public deficit to 4.4% of GDP this year.

To this end, last month he already announced 10 billion euros in additional savings to compensate for a lower-than-expected level of growth.