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Oh boy.
This timing is terrible for us in France. After seven years of Macron who made austerity measure after austerity measure and somehow made our budgetal deficit worse, I can guarentee you that everyone (the population) is sick of it and whoever gets elected in our current legislative will NOT go down the path of 'reduce public expenses to reduce debt' as it would be political suicide right now.
Not surprising.
Reducing government spending means reducing the money that is in economic circulation.
Companies earn less, people earn less and ultimately taxes go down.
Austerity is always unpopular and is mainly directed at meeting arbitrary deficit rules that have little practical relevance. The cost is a weakened economy, people getting poorer, public infrastructure falling apart, climate goals being missed, and more. All just because beaurocrats are afraid of leaving too much debt to our children. Yeah maybe, but is that worth making everything worse?
The banker lowered taxes for the rich while cutting spending for health care and education?
I am shocked. Shocked!