French Economy Minister Roland Lescure criticized the budget proposals of Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally (RN) party, during a session at the National Assembly on Tuesday. In response to a question from RN deputy Jean-Philippe Tanguy, Lescure said, "with a Le Pen budget, one would dream in color and cut for free," and called some of the proposed measures "as I push you," a French expression meaning something is absurd or impractical. His remarks came hours after Le Pen unveiled a budget plan aiming for 140 billion euros in savings over five years. Lescure challenged the RN's economic forecast of 1.8% growth over the next five years, saying it is "well above what all serious French and international economists plan." He also questioned the feasibility of Le Pen's proposal to enshrine a "golden rule" of budgetary discipline in the French Constitution, arguing that simply writing such a rule into the Constitution would not ensure the necessary savings. He described the measures as "perfectly incantatory and completely unimplementable," particularly in areas like European budget policy and immigration. Lescure pointed out that Le Pen's plan to save 9 billion euros annually from the European Union budget would require agreement from all 26 EU partners, a process that is not guaranteed. He warned that such cuts would likely harm French farmers, companies receiving EU subsidies, and research institutions benefiting from European programs. He also criticized Le Pen’s 15 billion euros in proposed savings related to immigration, calling many of the measures "unconstitutional" and potentially harmful to public health, not just for immigrants but for the French population as well. While the RN claimed that a slight drop in French debt rates observed later in the day was due to Le Pen’s speech, Lescure noted that the decrease was part of a broader trend affecting France, Italy, and many other countries. In response to Lescure's warnings, Tanguy retorted, "Yes, 'we dream in color,' it is the rebirth for France with Marine Le Pen." Lescure concluded with a warning: "You are preparing a nightmare, we will avoid it."