In the absence of an absolute majority, the government will have to count on the votes of the opposition to manage to pass its budget 2023 – except to make use of article 49.3 of the constitution.
Le Monde
The government communicates on its desire to change methods. Saturday, September 3, the Minister Delegate Public Accounts, Gabriel Attal, announced, in a Interview with Parisian , that he wishes to present “our tracks and the arbitrations in progress” concerning the next finance bill “to all parliamentarians of the finance commissions of the Assembly and the Senate, majority as opposition (…) before even that [he] does not arrive in the Council of Ministers “, and this with the aim” [to exchange] on their proposals in anticipation of the parliamentary debate “.
“In an unprecedented context, [these” Bercy dialogues “constitute] an unprecedented initiative” he added. In the absence of an absolute majority, the government will have to count on the votes of the opposition to manage to pass its budget 2023 – except to activate article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass without vote its bill in the Assembly national by engaging the responsibility of the government.
“I am surprised by certain declarations, notably on the side [of the Republicans, who wish more savings], indicating their intention to vote against, even before the bill is known, added Gabriel Attal. Facto, that would leave few other choices than the use of 49.3. I do not resolve this perspective. “
Oppositions in expectation
Among the Republicans, however, it is assured that no obstruction decision has been made. “We want to be in the pursuit of the state of mind of July, at the time of the texts on purchasing power, in a constructive opposition scheme, affirms to the Parisian The vice-president LR of the finance committee, Véronique Louwagie. The way our amendments will be selected will determine our attitude.”
No opposition in principle at the national gathering either. “Usually, it is the ministers who come to Parliament, not the opposite. It should not be a communication maneuver,” notes deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy to the local newspaper.
For the president of the finance committee in the assembly, the “rebellious” Eric Coquerel, also questioned by Le Parisien, “if we are presented with the text early, no problem. But we must not This is a meeting where so-called we are listened to but where the government does not move an iota on structuring subjects such as debt or taxes “. The rebellious deputy Raquel Garrido, she warned on franceinfo The government against the temptation of the use of 49.3 to have its budget adopted in the Assembly: “The French hate 49.3. We are one of the only countries in the world where, in demonstrations, we speak Articles of the Constitution to criticize them. (…) The fact that [the government] talks about it is a sign of weakness at the heart of the institutions. “