Financial Plan for 2026: Manuel Bompard, MEP, Expresses Frustration: "I've Had Enough!"
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"Talk about the budget? Man, I got some strong feelings about that!" Manuel Bompard bluntly stated on our site last Tuesday, April 29, reacting to the suggestion of a "modest contribution" to support local authorities. François Rebsamen, Minister of Territorial Planning, floated this idea on Sunday. The government's stance? "Nothing is random, nothing is decided," the government-speaker relayed on Monday, reminding everyone.
But what about the funding source of this so-called "contribution"? Well, Olivier Faure, the coordinator of La France insoumise, doesn't beat around the bush. He asks, "Who foots the bill here?" Manuel himself takes a stand. "If it's big corporations," he's all for it. But if it's a broader new tax like Value Added Tax (VAT), he's not on board.
Tired of being scraping the bottom of the barrel for budget solutions, Manuel argues for innovative revenue streams instead of reckless measures. He pushes for an infusion of 40 billion euros for the next budget, leaving behind redundant measures. He then brings up LFI's proposals: "For instance, a 2% tax on the wealth of the 147 billionaires, that's 14 billion euros" or "making sure that companies, and especially big multinationals, cough up their dues in France."
Despite our searches, we didn't come across any specific mentions of Manuel Bompard or La France Insoumise's proposals for funding local authorities. However, from our findings, here's what we do know:
- Temporary thresholds: A December 2024 decree extended the no-tendering exemption threshold for small public works contracts (<€100,000) until 2025, simplifying procurement for local authorities.
- Collaborative funding: The "Choose France for Science" platform facilitates partnerships between local authorities, institutions, and private entities to fund researcher recruitment.
- State-led initiatives: The COVID-19 recovery plan allocated €36 billion (2021) across various sectors, including local authorities, with assistance provided by state subsidies and zero-interest loans.
Unfortunately, our findings didn't reveal specific funding sources advocated by Manuel Bompard or La France Insoumise. For their proposals, more context than the presented materials would be needed. The existing system primarily involves state budgetary mechanisms and EU-programmed funding.
- Manuel Bompard, in opposition to a broader tax like Value-Added Tax (VAT), advocates for innovative measures in funding local authorities, such as a 2% tax on the wealth of the 147 billionaires.
- Under policy-and-legislation, temporary thresholds for small public works contracts have been extended until 2025 to simplify procurement for local authorities.
- The "Choose France for Science" platform facilitates collaborative funding between local authorities, institutions, and private entities for researcher recruitment.
- As part of the COVID-19 recovery plan, €36 billion (2021) was allocated across various sectors, including local authorities, with assistance provided by state subsidies and zero-interest loans.
- In the realm of politics and general news, Manuel Bompard's specific proposals for funding local authorities, such as making big multinationals pay their dues in France, are yet to be officially endorsed.
- Despite the absence of explicit proposals from Manuel Bompard or La France Insoumise, personal-finance budgeting and taxation continue to be hot topics in the sphere of policy-and-legislation discussions.
