François Bayrou confirms the “priority” budgetary in protection however “without abandoning anything” of the French “social model” | EUROtoday

Prime Minister François Bayrou stated Thursday, March 6, that the ” priority “ budgetary can be given to nationwide protection, as requested, the day earlier than, President Emmanuel Macron throughout a speech on the state of affairs of Ukraine, however “Without abandoning anything from the social model which is part of the French identity”.
“It is not only a question of giving priority to the accomplishment of the military programming law, but of going beyond for a rearmament law, or in any case for a security law”assured the pinnacle of presidency, on the sidelines of the set up of his successor, the previous macronist minister Clément Beaune, on the High Commissioner at Planning.
“We must completely renew the vision of projects for the future. We’re going to do it without giving up anything. The social model is part of the French identity ”he added. “Defense is now an obvious priority for everyone. But that does not erase other priorities, for example the concern for public finances, for example the concern of the social pact ”developed the Prime Minister. “We will not leave any of the country’s problems aside and I will have the opportunity to express myself in the days coming on the choices that the government intends to wear”he stated with out additional particulars.
The left, she, claimed on Thursday that the rise in navy spending introduced by Emmanuel Macron be funded by the taxation of the richest, with nonetheless a divergence between these favorable to this improve and rebellious France (LFI) denounced “An arms race”.
On RTL, François Ruffin stated “Agree with the President of the Republic when he says that it is necessary to note [le] Defense budget “. But “War cannot be an extension of social breakage by other means”that “Offers Emmanuel Macron”warned the ex-LFI deputy, who’s sitting immediately with environmentalists.
In his speech on Wednesday night, the pinnacle of state stated that strengthening the armies would imply making “Additional investments which have now become essential”however “Without taxes being increased”.
“The wars demand the unity of the nation which is done by justice”replied François Ruffin. “The friends of Mr. Martin will have to [Patrick Martin, président du Medef] pay the price of the tax »he said. “The First World War, it was the birth in France of income tax. The Second World War in the United States, with Roosevelt, was a multiplication by twenty of the tax on their income ”he recalled.
Finance a war economy
“Without a tax improve, superricuits is not going to pay the expenditure effort”added to Sud Radio his colleague Clémentine Autain, worried about“An austerity remedy requested from the French”.
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Same speech on Wednesday evening of Olivier Faure. The first secretary of the Socialist Party called on X “To fiscal patriotism and make ultra-rich contribute”. “This is what Roosevelt had the braveness to do to finance a warfare financial system”he recalled. “Europe is not in debt, it can borrow. Russian assets must be seized “he stated.
On the opposite hand, the president of the LFI deputies, Mathilde Panot, stated “No agreement with the war economy”. “We want a peace economy which is oriented towards the needs we have and on ecological questions”she underlined on France 2. She denounced “A arms race that will once again benefit Trump since 50 % of the European Union’s military spending is turned to American equipment”.
Another divergence with socialists and environmentalists, Mme Panot reaffirmed LFI opposition to the seizure of the 200 billion euros in Russian belongings frozen by Europe within the title of the “International law”. For its half, the Communist Party expressed, Wednesday in an announcement, of its opposition to “A European federalism booted and nuclearized as proposed by Emmanuel Macron”.
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