Overview

• She proposed a lower target than François Bayrou’s earlier €44 billion plan to build cross-party agreement.
• She welcomed Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s decision to drop the holiday cuts and cited state-organization reform as a potential €6–7 billion savings source.
• She rejected the Socialist Party’s Zucman wealth tax proposal and defended the existing supply-side policy approach.
• She ruled out reopening the pension reform while inviting compromises on workplace hardship and women’s career paths.
• She urged employers to contribute despite Medef’s warning over corporate taxes and asked the PS to avoid blocking talks after the government’s outreach.