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- Oct 13
France's 2027 budget faces a majority gap as the central bank governor urges action
The National Assembly began examining the 2027 finance bill on Tuesday, 13 October, as the government, the Banque de France and the IMF all pressed for a swift budget with the deficit kept at 5% of GDP.
- Oct 5
French National Assembly committee alters 2027 budget and rejects 1.4 billion euro pension tax cut
The National Assembly Finance Committee amended France's 2027 draft budget, stripping a 1.4 billion euro reduction in retiree tax allowances and adding nearly 4 billion euros in spending before plenary debates on 13 October.
- Oct 2
France proposes minimum index hike for 400,000 public workers as unions walk out
Public Accounts Minister David Amiel proposed raising base pay above minimum wage for 400,000 French civil servants from January 2027, but public sector unions staged walkouts and boycotted talks over a continued index freeze.
- Sep 30
France unveils 2027 budget with 20 billion euro corporate effort and pension curbs
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu presented the 2027 draft finance bills to rein in public debt at 119% of GDP, combining corporate contributions with 5.5 billion euros in savings from pensioners.
- Jul 6
French fuel tax receipts fall €80 million as drivers slash consumption after price surge
French fuel tax revenues fell by more than €80 million in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, as a Middle East war-driven price spike caused drivers to cut consumption, the government said Monday.
- Jun 13
French National Assembly president urges using article 49.3 to pass 2027 budget without a vote
Yaël Braun-Pivet, president of the National Assembly, argued in a Saturday interview that adopting the 2027 budget quickly with article 49.3 would give the country 'perspective and stability' nine months before a presidential election.
- Jun 13
French PM Lecornu orders ministers to revise 'unrealistic' €30bn budget requests for 2027
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has told French ministers to take back control of their administrations' spending demands after budget conferences revealed more than €30 billion in funding requests, including €24 billion for new expenditures.
