France's 2025 Social Security budget faces intense parliamentary scrutiny amid broader budget delays, with government weighing emergency legal options to ensure financial continuity.
S&P maintains France's A+ credit rating amidst ongoing political and budgetary uncertainties, with the 2026 budget approval still in question.
S&P and Fitch's downgrades spotlight France's challenging public debt situation, with government reforms suspended and debt at 114% of GDP.
France's budgetary impasse raises alarms over rising debt costs and fiscal uncertainty, with both national leaders and the European Commission calling for urgent action.
Christine Lagarde calls on European governments to combine debt reduction with strategic investments in innovation, education, and defense to promote economic growth and avoid budgetary stagnation.
The French National Assembly has rejected the revenue section of the 2026 budget, prompting considerations of a provisional special law to ensure financial continuity as debates continue.
The French National Assembly overwhelmingly rejected the revenue section of the 2026 finance bill, with only one deputy supporting it amid broad political opposition.
France’s 2026 budget faces significant delays and opposition in the National Assembly, risking late approval and fallback legislative measures.
France faces a political impasse in its 2025 budget debate, prompting the government to propose a special law to unblock fiscal decision-making amid partisan tensions.
The French government's 2025 property tax increase, now including utilities, faces political opposition and affects millions of households.
Seven mayor associations warn that 2026 budget cuts, exceeding €8 billion, will weaken urban renewal and territorial cohesion programs across France.
The French National Assembly is accelerating efforts to approve the 2026 state budget amid political challenges and key tax and social security amendments.
Marine Le Pen accuses Bruno Le Maire of hiding public finance issues and complicity in fraudulent bankruptcy, demanding accountability for government transparency failures.
Bruno Le Maire's secret 2024 letter disclosed urgent deficits and calls for savings, amid rising unemployment benefit costs from termination agreements affecting France's budget goals.
Amid France’s record €3.4 trillion debt and rising interest burdens, Bruno Le Maire faces mounting criticism but defends his economic management and outlines ongoing challenges.
France’s 2026 budget debates in the National Assembly face major hurdles with thousands of amendments and risk missing the year-end adoption deadline as government officials seek consensus amid political tensions.
France faces political and fiscal challenges as a new €26 billion tax on multinationals sparks controversy amid high budget deficits and government coping strategies.
The French government plans a 31% increase in consulting expenditures for 2024 following sharp cuts after the McKinsey scandal.
The debate over the 2026 French budget's 'Zucman tax' intensifies with calls for fair wealth taxation and Senate warnings about pension reforms complicating budget approval.
Moody's maintains France's Aa3 credit rating but lowers outlook to negative amid political fragmentation and fiscal risks ahead of 2026 budget talks.
The 2026 French finance bill faces rejection in committee and contentious debates in the National Assembly, with deep political divisions and thousands of amendments shaping the process.
France's suspension of pension reform until 2028 incites political battles and highlights significant financial costs and contested financing methods.
France's ongoing public spending cuts by successive governments are causing job losses and service degradation in public sector agencies, raising concerns about the future of public services.
The French finance committee has broadly rejected the 2026 budget's revenue section, triggering political tensions including suspensions within Les Républicains amid critiques of government policies.
France confronts enduring budget deficits and political turmoil, with experts calling for social protection reform and educators demanding equitable resources for disadvantaged schools.
France's 2026 budget debate begins amid political tensions, credit rating downgrades, and SME concerns over economic strain and fiscal burden.
S&P downgrades France's credit rating to A+ citing fiscal uncertainty and political instability, with government officials committed to deficit reduction and budget reforms.
Political leaders demand a legislative rectifying letter following France's pension reform suspension amid a credit rating downgrade reflecting public finance uncertainties.
Standard & Poor's has downgraded France's credit rating from AA- to A+ citing fiscal uncertainty and rising debt, prompting government calls for responsible budget management.
Gironde's municipalities face financial deficits, political party struggles, and urban planning controversies ahead of crucial local elections in 2025.
France's credit rating was downgraded to A+ by Standard & Poor's due to fiscal uncertainties, prompting the government to stress urgent budget reforms and deficit reduction plans.
S&P has downgraded France’s credit rating to A+ due to political uncertainty and fiscal challenges despite government efforts to reduce deficits.
S&P downgrades France's credit rating to A+, citing political instability and fiscal uncertainty threatening the country’s financial outlook.
France narrowly escapes government censure amid mounting economic crisis, facing highest Eurozone debt and looming budget debates.
The halt of France’s pension reform leads to higher deficits, unemployment, and slow growth, prompting calls for fiscal discipline from European and national economic experts.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu presents a budget with fiscal reforms amid pension suspension demands and looming government censure.
France is debating raising the flat tax on capital income to address its public deficit, despite concerns about competitiveness and wealth penalty.
France's political instability and budget delays risk worsening the 2026 public deficit, increasing taxes, and causing significant economic disruption, with losses potentially reaching €11 billion.
The French government faces rising uncertainty as the October 13 deadline for presenting the 2026 state and social security budgets approaches, with scrutiny from public finance authorities.
French financial authorities endorse the government's 2025 budget deficit forecast as credible, even as parliamentary budget review faces delays amid political crisis.