The RN, LFI and the PS again brandish the threat of censorship – Liberation

It is a threat to which the government is starting to be used to. Monday April 14, officials of the National Rally (RN) and La France rebellious (LFI) said they were ready to vote a motion of censorship on the next finance law if the potion concocted by Bercy and Matignon was too bitter. Sunday, the Minister of Economy and Finance, Eric Lombard, quantified the« Additional effort » has « 40 billion euros » For the 2026 budget.

« If the idea is to ask the French to tighten their belt once again, without the state itself saving immigration, lifestyle of the state and communities, well we will employ ourselves to censor it »thus warned the vice-president of RN Sébastien Chenu on Europe 1 and CNews.

« We are ready, in the coming days, to file a new motion of censorship »added the LFI coordinator, Manuel Bompard, on BFM TV and RMC. « But since we do not have motions of censorship in an unlimited manner, we are only ready to file this motion if we have a guarantee that at least the deputies on the left vote it »he added, targeting the socialists. The latter had not voted the censorship motions tabled by LFI in early February, after the outbreak of two 49.3 by the Prime Minister, François Bayrou, on the finance bill (PLF) 2025 and the Social Security budget (PLFSS).

This time, in the absence of the wealthiest contribution, « Yes, there will be censorship »assured Olivier Faure this Monday evening, on the BFMTV set. Because, according to him, the sustainability of the differential contribution on the highest income (CDHR), advanced by Eric Lombard, « Is not enough », « it’s not up to the moment ». The first secretary of the Socialist Party recalled Zucman taxvoted by deputies But not the senators, who however « Would report much more ».

Sunday, Eric Lombard also said that the government still excluded tax increases and, therefore, that this « effort » would pass « basically » By savings, in order to achieve its public deficit target of 4.6 % of GDP in 2026. “We will make the adjustments it takes. (…) It is out of the question to increase taxes ”had assured the minister, preparing the ground for the head of government. This Tuesday, François Bayrou is organizing a first « Budget alert committee »followed by a press conference, intended to alert « The French » on what the Prime Minister believes to be the « Pathologies » financial of the country. 40 billion euros, « It’s a very high walk, but we have no choice, it’s a matter of sovereignty »pushed the president of the MoDem group, Marc Fesneau, on the morning of Public Senate on Monday.

This goal of savings is strongly criticized on the left for its possible impact on growth, already weakened by the context around American customs duties. « There is no point in announcing objectives which we know that we will have difficulty achieving them, except in making massive taxes or recessive savingsthus judged former Socialist Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on France 2. The reliability of the signature of France, it supposes that we make an effort, but this effort must be sustainable and calibrated in such a way not to lead to an additional recession of that resulting from the international context. « 

Update : At 9:41 p.m., with the addition of Olivier Faure’s declaration.