Deficit: “We will continue on this path of rigor”, assures Gabriel Attal. “Debt is a sword of Damocles over our country and the sovereignty of a country is obviously its ability to get out of debt,” he added.

France's public deficit reached 5.5% of GDP in 2023, INSEE revealed on Tuesday, i.e. 15.8 billion euros more than the government had planned. The Prime Minister is due to convene a government seminar on this theme of work Wednesday morning in Matignon.