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The French government is considering freezing government spending in 2025 at the same level as this year, a decision that would generate savings as it would not be adjusted for inflation, according to a preliminary document from the prime minister’s office, Les Echos reported..
The document is only a technical basis for preparing the budget, and it can still be amended before the budget is officially submitted to parliament, according to what Bloomberg News Agency quoted from the newspaper..
The head of the National Assembly’s finance committee, far-left opposition member Eric Cockerill, says freezing the budget in 2025 would generate €10 billion in savings..
The document was sent to the National Assembly’s Finance Committee after some of its members demanded to see the government’s initial work on the 2025 budget..
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier met President Emmanuel Macron yesterday to propose a new government after two weeks of heated consultations with the main political blocs. Barnier’s office said the final line-up of his team would be announced by Sunday..
