Bruno Le Maire justified, this Sunday, the use of 49.3 to approve the pension reform, explaining that the Government “could not play the draw” when a “so essential” reform is at stake.
“We are making sure that it is approved. It is an essential text, important for our great financial balances,” he added, on France 3, in the program sunday in politics. “Now that interest rates are going up because we need to bring inflation down… it would be irresponsible to let the debt explode.”
“Yes, this reform also has a financial nature”
“Yes, this reform also has a financial nature, it must ensure the balance of the accounts,” he added after being questioned about the fact that the Government has rather defended a “social justice” reform during the presentation of the text.
“I cannot let it be said that the government would have shown any authoritarianism” on the pension reform, the Minister of Economy and Finance also defended.
“He was there for us to take responsibility” using a 49.3, he said.
“Let each one assume their responsibilities”
According to him, the majority cannot “take responsibility” for the course of events. The Nupes “have not stopped using parliamentary means to block the vote” and certain Republican deputies have shown “total inconsistency.”
Saturday, in an interview with Parisian, the Minister of Economy and Finance called on his former fellow Republicans to “regain their spirits.” After the use of 49.3 Not having a sufficient majority to pass the law against the pension reform, the minister asked the LR to “abandon all political positions.”
Regarding the two motions of censure that must be examined on Monday, Bruno Le Maire affirmed that everyone must take “your responsibilities”. “We have collectively made the decision to engage the government’s responsibility. We cannot make a more serious political decision than that,” he concluded.
Source: BFM TV
