Bruno Retailleau estimates that the organization of the ballot would cost between 100 and 200 million euros – Liberation
Should a referendum on the budget submit its own budget to a referendum? The Minister of the Interior explained this Sunday, May 11 At Big jury RTL-Public Senat-Le Figaro-M6 such a ballot, possibly including several questions, could be organized after the summer. For a cost valued between 100 and 200 million euros.
François Bayrou recently wanted be able to question the French directly On the issue of public finances. President Emmanuel Macron, whose prerogative isshould say this Tuesday, May 13 on TF1 what he thinks of it and give details on the referendums he had mentioned during his wishes to the French for 2025.
Ensuring that he has already held « A certain number of meetings at the Ministry of the Interior » and have been requested for « Slice a number of questions »,, Bruno Retailleau assured that« A referendum that is not dematerialized, it is about a cost of 200 million euros » because « You have to provide paper ». « A completely dematerialized referendum is 100 million euros »he added, nevertheless alerting to the risks linked to the « Digital divide ».
He also found the organization of such an election before the summer. “There is a huge very concrete administration, including with the municipalities, to develop electoral propaganda, to develop the rules. It’s complicated « he justified, also recalling the need to have « An election campaign ». « But in the months then, of course yes »he completed.
Concretely, he did not exclude a referendum with « Two or three » questions but not « A multiple choice questionnaire that would include dozens of questions ». « It would disregard the subject of the sincerity of the ballot »said the Minister of the Interior, whose portfolio includes the organization of the elections.
« There may be a ballot, if I dare say, with a number of boxes to fill, but very little, very little »he insisted, recalling that« We never did it » In France. « There may be three different subjects (with) a box »Yes « and a“ no ”box”he still imagined. But, insisted the political leader, the expected responses must have « A significant and normative scope». Before concluding: « If we make the Coffee of Commerce in a referendum, it does not work. »
