Objective reduce 10 of operating expenditure

It is through a letter sent yesterday to François Fillon, Nicolas Sarkozy announced a "vigorous" reduction in the train of life of the State. On the menu: the measures of restriction for the agents and, above all, a hardening of the rules applying to the train of life of the Ministers and their staff. "Those who embody the general interest can not be relieved of the effort applied to the nation," he wrote. The head of State wants both to regain control after the observed drifts in recent weeks among several members of the Government, and to contribute, by a new phase of the General review of public policies (RGPP), which was already announced the reduction of public deficits. Promising efforts "from base to Summit."

"Exemplary" by the Executive

Combining measures symbolic and provisions of decrease in real life members of the Government train, Nicolas Sarkozy announced that Ministers will "pay on their personal money" expenses related to their private life and that the State would take longer to support their Park private housing rental. After the polemics on housing Christian Estrosi and Fadela Amara, the head of State also reminds the Taxability of these dwellings to the income tax and the tax. Echaudé by the controversy over the hotel reserved then cancelled by Rama Yade, South Africa, President urges ministers to go sleep in embassies and the prefectures rather than at the hotel during their travels and use "privileged" the train instead of plane. Heavier able financially, the head of State wants that budgets devoted "to the remuneration and travel" of their advisors are "reduced by 10. With regard to the number of firms, it comes back to the rule set in 2007 by François Fillon: not more than 20 collaborators by Minister and 4 by Secretary of State, and this "as soon as the next re-entry". At present, all Secretaries of State and 7 Ministers exceed these thresholds (see "Les Echos" of yesterday). As exemplary must also come from all the top, the head of State has chosen symbolically to "put an end to the presidential hunts", replaced by "of simple battered of regulation, necessary to the natural balances. It said the annulment of the presidential party on 14 July garden to require members of the Government that they reduce "to the bare minimum required by their duties" their receptions and other events. The Communist Pierre Laurent denounced a "smoke screen to swallow cuts that will touch the mortals."

State reform

The head of State emphasized the second package of the General review of public policies, which should be detailed tomorrow in Council of Ministers, and will represent 10 billion economy. It will include streamlining the Organization of the competition, reducing communication costs, the modernization of information systems, etc. Objective: reduce 10 of operating expenditure. In his letter, the Elysee adds the target of 10 in savings on policy interventions in the framing of the 2011-2013 budget letter. Some new measures were announced yesterday: agents of the State will no longer have the right to fly, as there is a rail link under three hours. Above all, 7,000 housing will be deleted. Among the first covered: officers accommodated for "usefulness of service" (directors of crèche, etc.), whose service does not require to be put on the spot. These "privileges" will be deleted as the beneficiaries will retire. There will be 10,000 vehicles less in services. Paper consumption should be reduced by half by 2012. The Elysee confirmed, moreover, its intention to pursue the merger of the bodies of the State: more than 300 have already been removed since 2007 and 150 mergers are still planned over five years (there will be 230 bodies). In return, is promised an improvement in the public service for the French: it will be by 100 procedure simplifications and 30 acceleration of administrative procedures in the next three years.