the federal government rejects the suggestion of a compelled mortgage | EUROtoday

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Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, during the question session to the government, at the National Assembly, in Paris, November 4, 2025.

The undertaking fueled conversations for a number of hours. A pleasant trial balloon launched by the socialists, and brought up discreetly by the Prime Minister. Barely revealed, the concept of ​​a obligatory mortgage for the wealthiest taxpayers was nevertheless rejected, Wednesday November 26, as a lot by Bercy as by the centrists and the senatorial proper, and even by the environmentalists. Matignon additionally distanced himself. So a lot in order that the undertaking appears to have little probability of succeeding. An further manifestation of the thrill across the finances, and the problem of discovering a compromise between the precise, the Macronists and the socialists.

It all began from a number of latest exchanges between Olivier Faure and Sébastien Lecornu. The first secretary of the Socialist Party and the prime minister are on the lookout for frequent floor to move the finances. The socialists are eager to make the wealthy contribute to the restoration of public accounts.

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