Tax loopholes: Fillon wants to save 5 billion euros .

François Fillon on the board of the journal TF1, Wednesday, May 5.Keywords: Retirement, Tax loopholes, Carbon Tax, PARIS $, Francois Fillon.

Prime Minister Francois Fillon called TF1 Wednesday, indicates that this sum will be saved over two years. Incidentally, he denounced a "speculative attack against the euro" and admitted "mistakes" on the carbon tax.

"Making two years five billion euros in savings on the tax loopholes. That's what the government announced Wednesday evening by Prime Minister Francois Fillon, on the plateau of the log-TF1. "It is imperative that an objective I will fix tomorrow Thursday to members of government." They will meet as part of a government seminar to prepare budgets for 2011 and 2012.
These measures, "which will be difficult," will reduce a French deficit "that has widened as a result of the crisis," he said. On this last point, Francois Fillon has wanted to be reassuring: "We will overcome this crisis first, before the Germans in terms of growth."
Speaking precisely the economic and financial turmoil that agitate the euro areaThe minister was annoyed: "It currently has a strong speculative attack for several weeks has increased, not only against Greece but against the euro. I say that this attack will fail for two reasons: first because the euro is strong. Contrary to popular belief, the euro area is the least indebted of all major areas of the world. Then because we have shown unwavering solidarity towards Greece, "said the Premier.

Mea culpa on the carbon tax:
Asked about the issue of carbon taxFrançois Fillon conceded that "here and there were certainly mistakes or pushed reforms that were needed. "The carbon tax, I regret that the Constitutional Council had made it impossible to implement and therefore probably we should have better prepared," he said.
"There have been many important reforms that have been made. Maybe they have destabilized our citizens. But when they make the balance sheet, they will see that France is today the European country that has made the greatest efforts to modernize and, ultimately, it is natural, has the best results, "said Chief of government.

Retirement: the postponement of the age "considered":
Also, about the burning issue of pensions, the Prime Minister said that "delaying the legal age of retirement was an option" that the government "studying among others".
Information published by World that the government planned to increase the legal age of retirement to 63 years had hitherto been denied by the Elysée and the Labour Minister Eric Woerth.
François Fillon said that his ministers would "bring all solutions to the test: this is as good as the solutions presented by some and by others, what these measures can have as impact. Everyone will assume his responsibilities. The government and the majority take their own ".