Bruno Le Maire, announced increases in resources for the justice, health and the police

"there will also be staff reductions in sectors where this is possible," said the minister of Economy on Thursday.

The Economy minister Bruno Le Maire, has announced Thursday to 2021 increases in staffing for the judiciary, the police and health, and reductions in other departments, either in the total workforce of the State is to remain "stable". "We have taken the decision to control the evolution of public employment", said the minister before the national Assembly, on the occasion of the policy debate on public finance.

"there will be increases in jobs in policy priorities, such as police, justice and health" but "there will also be staff reductions in sectors where it is feasible", in particular the ministry of Economy, Finance and Recovery, he continued. In total, "we want the stabilization of the workforce of the State in 2021".

the credits of The missions increased

The "priority" is "to devote the creations of jobs in the territorial administration and to ask the central administration a therefore more effort than before", said the minister of public Accounts, Olivier Dussopt. The head of government, Jean Castex had posted this a priority in his general policy speech, citing a "revolution". The ministers of Bercy have also indicated that the estimates of the missions of the State budget (excluding the stimulus plan) will be increased in 2021 to € 7 billion, representing a 2,6%, an increase in "reasonable" according to Bruno Le Maire.

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And "the ways of justice will be strengthened" with an "increase of 6%" of the budget of the ministry, gave details of Olivier Dussopt. The budget of the Armed forces will be equipped with € 1.7 billion extra in 2021, including "in defense of space'. The budgets of national Education and of higher Education and Research will be, respectively, an increase of $ 1.3 billion and 300 million euros.

The appropriations allocated to the ecological Transition will amount to more than $ 26 billion, an increase of 550 million euros, "which will add a major envelope of the stimulus plan," continued the minister. The budget of the Culture will increase to 150 million euros, and the one dedicated to Equality between women and men will benefit from a "higher than ever" to "almost 40%".

The chairman of the Finance committee, Eric Woerth, has criticized a draft budget where "everything is a priority so nothing is a priority". The former minister is questioned on funding, asking "not to be confused with the public accounts with the fairy tales" and advocating for a plan of the "recovery" of public finances.