Gabriel Attal reaffirmed on Wednesday his desire to reduce the public deficit below 3% in 2027. To find solutions to save money, Bruno Le Maire will therefore meet ministers and parliamentarians from each group on Thursday.

Only Republican deputies and senators declined the invitation. A second meeting in Bercy has been announced for April 9, in order to look, with associations of local elected officials, for ways tosave money within local authorities. The Senate Finance Committee also announced the launch of an information mission to “shed complete light on the deterioration of public finances”