The National Group maintains its threat to vote next week on a censure on the Social Security budget because “the Government does not seem to want to move”, said this Saturday, November 30 in Les Échos, the deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy, responsible for the economic issues. to the registered nurse.
“We are waiting to see the draft Social Security budget on Monday to draw the consequences. If the text does not evolve and the Government decides on 49.3, we will vote for censure,” he declares.
“Red lines”
The leader of the RN Marine Le Pen gave “until Monday” to Prime Minister Michel Barnier to take into account the “red lines” of his party in this Social Security budget, one of the three texts that will probably cause the fall of the government. , with the state budget for 2025 and the end of administration bill for 2024.
The RN considers the concession made on Thursday by Michel Barnier, who had renounced increasing taxes on electricity, insufficient.
The Social Security budget is due to return to the National Assembly on Monday for adoption. Without a majority, Michel Barnier could activate article 49.3 of the Constitution, which allows approval without a vote, but exposes the government to a motion of censure. And if the RN voted for a left-wing motion of censure, the government would fall.
“Our red lines have been the same since the beginning of the budget debate and we will not go back on any of our demands. It is not about committing to the revaluation of all pensions on January 1,” declared Jean-Philippe Tanguy. Les Échos.
“It is a casus belli. It is a question of social justice and an economic question to fight against excessive savings and reactivate consumption,” he added.
To save money, the government originally wanted to postpone the indexation of pensions to inflation for six months, until July 1. But it then accepted that all pensions would rise at half inflation on January 1, 2025, with a second recovery for smaller pensions six months later.
Source: BFM TV
