The project sparked several hours of conversation. A test balloon launched by the socialists, and taken up secretly by the Prime Minister. Barely revealed, the idea of mandatory lending for the richest taxpayers was rejected, Wednesday 26 November, both by Bercy and by centrists and right-wing senators, and even by environmentalists. Matignon also distanced himself. So much so that the project seems to have little chance of success. An additional manifestation of the excitement around the budget, and the difficulty of finding a compromise between the far right, the Macronists and the socialists.
It all started with some recent exchanges between Olivier Faure and Sébastien Lecornu. The first secretary of the Socialist Party and the prime minister are looking for common ground to pass the budget. The socialists wanted the wealthy to contribute to the restoration of the public account.
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