Année Dette publique en % du PIB Déficit public en milliards d'euros Déficit public en % du PIB Dette publique en milliards d'euros
1978 21 % -4,5 -1,3 % 72,8 1979 21 % +0,3 +0,1 % 82,8 1980 20,8 % +0,7 +0,2 % 92,2 1981 22 % -10 -2 % 110,1 1982 25,3 % -14,4 -2,5 % 145,5 1985 30,3 % -21,4 -2,9 % 227,7 1986 30,9 % -25,2 -3,1 % 249,3 1990 35,3 % -24 -2,3 % 363,6 1992 39,8 % -48,8 -4,4 % 440,1 1994 48,9 % -63,1 -5,5 % 564,8 1995 55,1 % -65,5 -5,5 % 657,9 1996 57,6 % -49,8 -4,1 % 707,2 1997 58,5 % -37,8 -3 % 742,5 1998 58,7 % -34,6 -2,6 % 778 1999 58,2 % -23,6 -1,7 % 795,3 2000 56,7 % -21,1 -1,5 % 817,2 2001 56,3 % -23,2 -1,5 % 842,5 2002 58,2 % -48,8 -3,2 % 901,8 2003 62,4 % -66,6 -4,2 % 994,5 2004 64,4 % -60,6 -3,7 % 1069,2 2005 66,6 % -49,3 -2,9 % 1138,4 2006 (estimation) 64,6 % -42,6 -2,7 % 1152 'wikipedia) the deficit has steadily increased under the Mitterand years and the Jospin years. No difference.
even if it isn't 60, we are NOT talking about subventions to enterprises.
- The pork in Sweden before its bankrupcy 1995 was cut by their first right wing government (Carl Bildt) in 50 years. It wasn't sufficient, the social-democrats who won again 1996 had to fulfill the same policies. Remember that Sweden 1994 couldn't pay the interest rate on its debt any longer.
let me state something clearly : I don't defend the right here. I just try to see where the problems are. And it's obvious that France has an archaic administration compared to the Nordic countries. When I came back from Sweden 1999, I found myself proppelled back to the sixties arriving here... paper work, 36 different administrations doing the same thing... I couldn't believe my eyes...
For me the rethoric of those who more ore less defend this system (défense du service public mantra) is the same rethoric from the Swedish communists, not from social-democrats.
Both type of FRench governments tolerate a level of cheating and threats from unions, lobbies etc.. which would never been accepted in any Nordic country, Germany or even the UK. The mentality "somebody is going to make so I don't pay my parking fines" is everywhere...
Failing to say the reality is often fatal.
But look at when debt increased the most: 86-88 93-97 02_06
All Chirac/right wing governments.
Who stands a better chance of getting value for money from government? Those that value the output of government, or those that use it as an endless source of subsidies? In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
