Eric Coquerel does not believe in a possible agreement between senators and deputies on the state budget
The chairman of the finance committee, Eric Coquerel (La France insoumise), declared on Tuesday that he did not believe in a compromise between the senators and the deputies who meet on Friday in a joint committee (CMP). At first reading, deputies rejected the draft budget, while senators adopted it on Monday in a revised version.
Seven deputies and seven senators must now meet on Friday in a joint committee (CMP) to try to agree on a common version of the state budget. But, for Eric Coquerel, who will chair this meeting, “it is very likely” that she does not “is not conclusive”.
If agreed, the text will be submitted to the National Assembly for a vote. “who would reject him” probably, and this rejection would then be perceived as a ” defeat “ of the government, a scenario that Sébastien Lecornu would prefer to do without, he argued during his group’s press conference.
Mr. Coquerel points out that the balance of political power is not the same within the lower house as within the CMP, where the government camp is in the majority. If the CMP fails, the government should present a special law, which could be examined on the evening of Monday, December 22, he announced. This text should ensure the continued financing of administrations through the temporary renewal of the 2025 budget. If the CMP is successful but the Assembly rejects the text, this law could be debated from December 23, he said.
