Asked about the drop in credits granted to the Ministry of Sports in 2026, Marie Barsacq pleads for a lower drop than that envisaged by François Bayrou.
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“”I ask that the sports budget contributes as much as the other ministries to the reduction of debt“, Reacts, Sunday, July 27, on Franceinfo the Minister of Sports Marie Barsacq, while a drop of 18% is envisaged by the government in this ministry in 2026. A budget for sports which continues to be cut since September 2024 and the end of the Paris Games.”We cannot get out of a very complicated context for France either. But sport must take its right place and its right contribution“, She continues.
“What would be reasonable is a decline that is the case for other ministries such as culture, for example 5%.”
Marie Barsacq, Minister of Sportsin franceinfo
“”I am in the middle of a dialogue with the Prime Minister’s teams, the Prime Minister himself to find these good balances on the overall budget of France“, Details Marie Barsacq.”It is important to have a global approach for reducing debt. But it is just as important to continue investing in sport because it is an investment budget since we manage to have decreases in public spending when we invest in sport“, She believes.
