Overview

• In an interview with L'Usine nouvelle published on September 22, Bruno Le Maire says the 2024 dissolution "cut off" a €30 billion, six‑month savings plan launched earlier that year.
• He cites halted production-tax cuts, a stalled simplification law, shaken investor confidence, rising bankruptcies and fresh industrial job losses.
• He rejects the proposed "taxe Zucman" on ultra-wealthy fortunes, calling instead for stronger international taxation of digital giants.
• He links the fiscal disruption to pressure on France’s credit standing, noting the recent Fitch downgrade.
• Now advising ASML and teaching in Switzerland, he rules out any return to government and expresses confidence in Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s ability to find a way through the political crisis.