His discretionary powers are such that one must almost be reckless to accept a job with such responsibilities. He makes the decisions about taxes, he announces binding decisions for a specific date, he manages the national debt and the borrowings without any interference on the part of the elected members of Parliament, he deals with international financial institutions such as the Int
ernational Monetary Fund and the World Bank without members of Parliament having any say in the process, he forgives the debt of poor countries with a stroke of a pen, he
signs international agreements ...[+++] that commit our country, he administers pensions without an annual review by the two Houses of Parliament, he pays salary increases resulting from collective agreements in the public service, all without the involvement of parliamentarians, and so on.Sa marg
e de discrétion est tellement considérable qu'il faut presque être inconscient pour accepter un poste comportant de telles responsabilités: il décide des taxes et annonce ses décisions exécutoires pour telle date, il gère la dette nation
ale et les emprunts sans interférence des élus, il transige avec les institutions financières internationales comme le Fonds monétaire et la Banque mondiale sans le regard des députés, il remet les dettes aux pays pauvres d'un trait de plume, il signe des accords internationaux qui engagent le p
...[+++]ays, il administre les pensions sans l'examen annuel des Chambres, il paie les hausses de salaires suite aux conventions collectives du secteur public sans intervention des parlementaires, et ainsi de suite.