Euroverify: ¿Puede el primer ministro francés convocar un referéndum sobre el presupuesto?
La posible medida se produce tras la aprobación en febrero del tumultuoso presupuesto de Francia para 2025, que pretende reducir el déficit público al 5,4% del PIB este año.
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La posible medida se produce tras la aprobación en febrero del tumultuoso presupuesto de Francia para 2025, que pretende reducir el déficit público al 5,4% del PIB este año.
MÁS INFORMACIÓN : http://es.euronews.com/2025/05/08/euroverify-puede-el-primer-ministro-frances-convocar-un-referendum-sobre-el-presupuesto
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00:00¿Can France's Prime Minister call a referendum on the budget?
00:07French Prime Minister François Bayrou has floated the idea of holding a referendum on France's 2026 budget
00:14to slash the country's troubling public deficit.
00:17Bayrou said in an interview with the Journal de Dimanche that the seriousness of the situation
00:21meant that it needed the express approval of the French people.
00:24The French government is hoping to reduce its 2026 budget by 40 billion euros.
00:30Mostly by curbing public spending rather than bringing in new taxes.
00:34It also hopes to bring France's public deficit to under 3% of its GDP
00:38in accordance with European fiscal rules.
00:41But how feasible is it for Bayrou to hold a referendum on France's finances?
00:45Well, technically he can't.
00:47Because Article 11 of France's constitution states that only the president can call a referendum
00:51on laws related to the economy, social policy and public services
00:56if it's suggested by the government or both houses of parliament.
00:59Bayrou is aware of this as he told the Journal de Dimanche,
01:03the government proposes, the president decides.
01:05But the key issue is whether the French support the reforms, he added.
01:09A source close to President Emmanuel Macron reportedly told AFP that he can't make a decision
01:14on whether to call a referendum until a full plan is on the table.
01:18Nevertheless, Macron is scheduled to appear on TF1 on the 13th of May,
01:22with French media speculating that he might announce a referendum of some kind.
01:26However, Article 47 of the constitution also explicitly lays out the process for adopting France's budget.
01:33Specifically, it says that both the National Assembly and the Senate need to examine
01:37and vote on the finance bill within a strict timeline, usually of 70 days.
01:42If this deadline isn't met, the government can force through the budget
01:45using its controversial Article 49.3 powers.
01:48As the budget procedure is enshrined by the constitution,
01:52any attempts to hold a referendum on it would likely be met with legal challenges.