La Première Ministre Elisabeth Borne a eu recours mercredi à l’article 49.3 de la Constitution pour faire adopter à l’Assemblée nationale son projet de loi de programmation des finances publiques.
Élisabeth Borne a eu recours à l’article 49.3 de la Constitution, mercredi 27 septembre, pour la douzième fois depuis qu’elle est à Matignon.
Le texte, qui fixe la trajectoire budgétaire du pays à l’horizon 2027, avait été retoqué à l’automne dernier par l’Assemblée nationale puis amendé par le Sénat.
« Il est nécessaire que cette loi soit mise en place. »
The Prime Minister announced late in the evening the use of Article 49.3, as the executive does not have an absolute majority in the National Assembly. « After listening to everyone, I note that beyond the presidential majority, no group is ready to vote for this essential text for our country, » said Elisabeth Borne. « We need this law to plan our public finances. We cannot take any risks, » she added before taking responsibility for her government.
This recourse allows for the adoption of the text without a vote, unless a motion of censure against the government manages to be adopted. The public finance programming law notably foresees a public deficit of 2.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2027 in order to bring it in line with the budgetary requirements of the European Union.
D’autres 49.3 à venir ?
The government may also have to resort to Article 49.3 to pass its budget bill for 2024 and the social security financing bill, presented on Wednesday in the Council of Ministers and which will be examined from October in the National Assembly and then in the Senate.
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