And four. Elisabeth Borne returns this Wednesday to get 49.3 for the second part of the 2023 budget bill to be approved.
The prime minister already used it on October 19 to approve the first part of the 2023 budget, before using it again the next day to approve the first three parts of the Social Security financing bill. She started again on October 26. interrupted the consistency and balance of the text
Budget’s “Coherence Disorder”
The use of this constitutional weapon, which allows the government to pass a text without going through a vote, is not surprising when the executive does not have the absolute majority your text is adopted.
To justify her choice, the Prime Minister pointed to “the disorder in the coherence of the main balances” of the budget. In her viewfinder, two amendments by environmentalists and socialists approved in the hemicycle on Monday night, aimed at increasing the credits of the MaPrimeRénov system ‘in an attempt to end the thermal strainers at a cost of 12 billion euros.
“We cannot add billions of euros in expenses without subtracting them from other aid in the service of the French,” continued Élisabeth Borne.
Before launching: as the conditions for a constructive dialogue no longer exist (…), we have to react”.
“Leave room for debate”
However, the repeated use of 49.3 can feed the impressions of a “coup de force”, which the National Association and the Nupes have constantly denounced.
“I make sure to leave space for parliamentary debate. I have also compromised the responsibility of my government because the State (…) cannot run out of budget!” Elisabeth Borne defended herself again in the columns of Paris Match a few days ago. hours. earlier.
While the government had waited for the last limit to draw this constitutional weapon for the first part of the budget with 55 hours of debate, the majority chose this time to go much faster.
Possible new motions of censure
she can wear this unlimited tool on budget texts but you can only use it once on other bills during a parliamentary session.
The insubordinate France has just drawn a motion of censure for the fourth time, after having seen its own rejected last Monday, despite the support of the RN. The one worn by Marine Le Pen was also not adopted.
Source: BFM TV
