It’s a principle that wild climbing enthusiasts know: when you’re lost, you tend to go in circles. In the Palais-Bourbon, this involved repeated readings of Article 47 of the Constitution, which sets out the procedures for adopting budgets. The Macronis MP is also so knowledgeable in legalistic areas that he kindly sent journalists to annoy him in front of him: “I’m sorry, but I don’t have an answer to the question you asked me.” As it was halfway through the seventy-day period prescribed by the constitution, Parliament was in a fog.
The hearing of the Finance Bill (PLF), which is way behind schedule in the Assembly, must be stopped before midnight on Sunday. A vote on the entire text is out of the question, but lawmakers should at least vote on the first section, dedicated to revenue, by the weekend. So, unless there is a big surprise, reject it unanimously. In fact, at the moment, no political group, even among the “central bloc”, plans to vote for him. In this scenario, the initial version will be the government version
