Baptiste Morin 09h03, March 27, 2023

The social and political crisis that has affected the France for several weeks paralyzes the government of Elisabeth Borne, so much so that it postpones its projects such as the green industry law that Bercy was to present this Monday. A text that aims to respond to the measures taken by Washington to attract new factories to the United States.

In a context of social and political crisis and on the eve of the tenth day of mobilization against the pension reform, the presentation of the working groups on the green industry law that was to be held this Monday, March 27, at the Ministry of the Economy has been postponed. According to the entourage of Bruno Le Maire, the moment is not propitious, Bercy does not see how to overcome the political crisis.

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"We are paying for total democratic disorganization"

"People are in the streets against a certain practice of power. We are paying for a total democratic disorganization," slips one in the entourage of the Minister of the Economy. Different options are on the table, according to Bercy. Wait for the passage of the pension reform before the Constitutional Council at the beginning of April, or seize the hand extended by Laurent Berger and his proposal to suspend the pension reform. Both options are considered perilous.

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Bercy expects a clear orientation from the President of the Republic.

The entourage of Bruno Le Maire believes rather that the events force the executive to a volte face. The text of the Green Industry law, which should allow the France to continue to reindustrialize without suffering from American competition, is ready, but Bercy is waiting for a clear direction from the President of the Republic.