Bill 8383. The Chamber debated it on 24 April 2024, 25 April 2024 and voted on 25 April 2024.
\nSittings: Sitting of 24 April 2024, Sitting of 24 April 2024, Sitting of 25 April 2024, Sitting of 25 April 2024
\nGeneral debate on the 2024 state budget bill and the multiannual financial programming bill, opened after the finance minister and the economy minister presented the budget, the stability and growth programme and the national reform programme.
\nGilles Roth, Ministre des Finances, stating that sound public finances guarantee stability and social cohesion:
\n\n\nGesond Staatsfinanze sinn de Garant fir d’Stabilitéit an eisem Land, fir de sozialen Zesummenhalt, grad elo an dëse Krisenzäiten.
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Sound public finances are the guarantee of stability in our country and of social cohesion, especially now in these times of crisis.
\nSitting of 24 April 2024, Gilles Roth
\nGilles Roth, Ministre des Finances, stating figures for the growth of state spending in 2023 and 2024:
\n\n\nMee eis Ausgaben, dat soen ech awer gradesou kloer, wuesse manner séier wéi déi d’lescht Joer. 2023 hate mir eng Progressioun vun den Ausgabe vun 11,5 %, 2024 viraussiichtlech vu 7,6 %.
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But our spending, and I say this just as clearly, is growing less fast than last year. In 2023 we had spending growth of 11.5%, in 2024 it is expected to be 7.6%.
\nSitting of 24 April 2024, Gilles Roth
\nGilles Roth, Ministre des Finances, saying the government wants to keep a national medium-term budget objective alongside the European deficit and debt rules:
\n\n\nMir wëllen eis also als Regierung nieft den europäeschen 3 %-Defizita 60 %-Scholdereegelen een nationalen Objectif à moyen terme weider ginn.
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So as a government we want to continue to set ourselves a national medium-term objective alongside the European 3% deficit and 60% debt rules.
\nSitting of 24 April 2024, Gilles Roth
\n25 April 2024 — Voté.
\n| Party | For | Against | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSV | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| DP | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| LSAP | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| ADR | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| déi gréng | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Piraten | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| déi Lénk | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 56 | 0 | 4 |
Deputies who voted against the majority of their party in this vote:
\n25 April 2024 — Premier vote constitutionnel.
\n| Party | For | Against | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSV | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| LSAP | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| ADR | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| déi gréng | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Piraten | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| déi Lénk | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 25 | 0 |
Party splits: CSV, DP voted for; LSAP, ADR, déi gréng, Piraten, déi Lénk voted against.
\n3 further votes, one row each. The party columns show how many deputies voted each way.
\n| Vote | Date | For | Against | Abstain | Parties against or abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO 2 - PL 8383 et 8384 & PNR et PSC | 25 April 2024 | 25 | 35 | 0 | CSV, DP against |
| MO 3 - PL 8383 et 8384 & PSC et PNR | 25 April 2024 | 5 | 55 | 0 | CSV, DP, LSAP, déi gréng, Piraten, déi Lénk against |
| MO 6 - PL 8383 et 8384 & PSC et PNR | 25 April 2024 | 25 | 35 | 0 | CSV, DP against |