5 million French will touch a recycled EPP

Why such a pace of growth

These results do not the sky fall. All engines are green. Look at the exports: 7.4 in the first half, and 12 in China. Consumption 1.7 in June for manufactured goods, is a new historic Summit. This is the result of the measures taken for purchasing power. For example, the rollup of the increase in the minimum wage and the adjustment of the premium for the employment represents about 100 euros more per month for the families concerned. But I think that there is a return to the confidence of the French, in direct link with the rapid decline in unemployment.

This you brings to anticipate a more than 2.5 growth this year

I will leave it to others to read crystal balls. For my part, I prefer stick me to the target set in the budget debate last fall and do everything to reach the top of the range, or 2.5. As the skeptics who, on the left, shout last year to the insincerity of our forecasts, they are for their expenses.

Keep your capital gains tax from 1 to 3 billion euros forecast

We are probably closer to $ 3 billion to 1. The complete update of these forecasts will be made transparent in the presentation of the budget. But beware, this growth should not divert us from our goals. Because this is the essential, this result is the fruit of the work of the French and there is no question of the squandered. It must pursue the recovery of public finances, which remains a priority. We have strengthened our objective of a deficit reduced to 2.8 of GDP this year, although the path is still long to get our country out of debt.

Are you satisfied with the evolution of expenditure

My goal has not changed: we will not spend a euro more than the ceiling on expenditure voted by Parliament. And will the next year, in accordance with the commitment made by the Prime Minister before the French, we decrease 1 point volume State spending by implementing the recommendations of the audits of modernization. More than ever, the goal is to make effective public expenditure. Take the example of the real estate policy of the State since a year, it is unanimously acknowledged success. Let's also vigilant on the evolution of social and local spending which sometimes take a somewhat worrying turn.

Inevitably, a debate will open on the sharing of the fruits of growth...

I so look forward to! This will be the opportunity to date with the left. We're know a beginning of economic cycle comparable to the end of the 1990s. The Socialists, at the time, had squandered the fruits of growth related to the Internet bubble by opening the gates of public spending, and without having the courage to make structural reforms. We have the reverse in reforming pensions and health insurance, by modernising the labour market. Our challenge is that private jobs creations are the main engine of growth. Already, 90 percent of the 300,000 unemployed less have found employment in the private sector. It is this challenge that are addressing our companies using massively to the CNE.

I need to go beyond the tax measures already decided

6 billion euros of tax cuts are already planned! This will be provided for the French purchasing power. I recalled that it was in 2007 that apply our tax reform: decrease of the income tax with redesign of the scale, adoption of a tax shield, historic reform of business tax and increase the premium for the job. As early as next September, 7.5 million French will touch a recycled EPP. If we are working on new measures, they must be targeted on three objectives: employment, purchasing power, the preparation of the future. There is thus, in budget 2007, targeted measures for SMEs in high-growth, other sector of the hotel-restaurant. We think also to measures facilitating the mobility of capital and labour, to accompany the demographic transition. On all these subjects, arbitrations will be made by the Prime Minister, end of August. But I repeat, these additional tax breaks will remain limited.

Can the France be a long period of strong growth

This is to us... and the choice of the French in 2007. The debate is simple: either we choose to leave the machine in public spending and it thus squandering growth. It is suggested by the PS project which cost EUR 115 billion! Either it continues the action to clean up public finances through a more effective State, and by making in the purchasing power of the French. You understand it, this would be that the left does not wins the presidential election.