« Le pays vit au-dessus de ses moyens parce qu’il ne travaille pas assez »

Following the government's presentation of the 2025 Finance Bill on Thursday, October 10, economist Jean-Marc Daniel commented on it on our show this morning. According to him, it cannot be described as an "austerity budget." Regarding the bill's form, while he applauds the technical work accomplished by the Budget Directorate, he regrets the bill's lack of political ambition. "There are no structural measures," he laments; it's simply an "emergency budget," given the time the Ministry of Finance had to prepare it. Then, the ESCP professor emeritus spoke about the country's financial situation. According to him, "the state is living beyond its means," and raising taxes is an "easy solution" that still poses the problem of "acceptability" to the French. For the economist, growth must depend on work. This is why he considers Gérald Darmanin's proposal to abolish the 35-hour week a "good idea." 🔴 To follow all the latest political and parliamentary news, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/publicse... 👉 Our website: http://www.publicsenat.fr ▶️ Discover all our replays: https://www.publicsenat.fr/replay 📬 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/NewslettersPublicSenat 🚀 Follow us on social media: Facebook:   / publicsenat   X:   / publicsenat   Instagram:   / publicsenat   LinkedIn:   / 2996809