巴黎,10月2日——法国极右翼总统候选人马丽娜·勒庞周五提出一项具有约束力的预算规则,称这将使法国公共财政重回正轨,并试图缓解投资者对其财政信誉的担忧。
PARIS, Oct 2 - French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen set out on Friday plans for a binding budget rule she said would put France's public finances back on track, seeking to ease investor concerns about her fiscal credibility.
勒庞在4月18日至5月2日两轮选举的民调中均领先,但投资者已减少对法国资产的投资敞口,因为They怀疑,明年无论谁当选总统,都无法控制赤字。
Le Pen leads the polls for both rounds of the April 18-May 2 election, but investors have cut exposure to French assets, doubting that whoever wins the presidency next year can bring the deficit under control.
法国政府提出的2027年预算案几乎未能缓解压力,周五,投资者持有法国10年期国债相对于德国同类债券所要求的溢价升破150个基点,创下自2011年末以来的最高水平。
The premium investors demand to hold French 10-year bonds over their German equivalent rose above 150 basis points on Friday, its highest since late 2011, after the government's budget bill for 2027 offered little relief.
勒庞在法国《观点报》撰文称,她提出的“黄金规则”将付诸公投,对年度预算法案中的议员形成约束,例外情形将受到严格限制,运作方式与德国债务刹车的机制相似。
Writing in French newspaper L'Opinion, Le Pen said a "golden rule" she has proposed would be put to referendum, binding lawmakers in annual budget legislation, with exceptions tightly limited, similar to the way Germany's debt brake works.
该规则将要求赤字每年至少下降经济产出的0.5个百分点。她表示,这将使赤字从今年的5.4%降至2032年的2.9%,而2032年正是下一届总统任期结束之年。
The rule would require the deficit to fall by at least half a percentage point of economic output each year, which she said would cut it from 5.4% this year to 2.9% in 2032, the end of the next presidential term.
她说,赤字将继续下降,并在接近预算平衡的情况下维持这一状态,直到目前相当于国内生产总值119%的债务降至60%。
It would keep falling and stay near balance until debt - currently at 119% of GDP - reaches 60%, she said.
她没有说明公投可能何时举行,也没有说明政府将如何实现这一削减幅度。
She did not spell out when the referendum might happen or how the government would achieve that level of cuts.
但勒庞表示,她列出的数字只是最低标准,并称将于周二公布的财政方案将更快地削减支出。
But Le Pen called the figures she had outlined a minimum and said that her fiscal programme, to be outlined on Tuesday, would cut spending even faster.
她重申,将在五年内节省1250亿欧元(1403.5亿美元),并表示这一数字已计入减税影响。她说,经济增长和增加税收都无法修复法国财政。
She reiterated a pledge to carry out €125 billion ($140.35 billion) in savings over five years, which she said would be net of tax cuts. Neither growth nor tax rises could repair the finances, she said.
她表示,议员只有以五分之三的多数通过表决,才可以允许出现更大的赤字。如果连续第二次作出例外安排,则必须举行公投。
Lawmakers could allow a larger deficit only with a three-fifths majority, she said. A second consecutive exception would require a referendum.
她补充说,高级公共财政委员会将验证年度赤字上限背后的假设,宪法委员会将拒绝“不真诚”的预算。
The High Council of Public Finances would validate the assumptions behind the annual deficit ceiling, and the Constitutional Council would reject "insincere" budgets, she added.