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France Considers Fiscal Freeze To Save What’s Left of Its Budget

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Under pressure from an unyielding budget deficit, François Bayrou’s French government is considering implementing a fiscal freeze, or a ‘blank year,’ for 2026, which would result in a massive freeze on public spending. The solution, which is not a miracle cure and has side effects, would nevertheless save up to €28 billion.The French term ‘blank year’ (année blanche) encompasses a whole range of restrictive measures aimed at curbing public spend…

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The first President of the Court of Auditors would prefer a "structural" reform of public policies rather than the "rabot" envisaged by the government.

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CHRONIC. The idea of a fiscal "white year" has all the shortcomings. It helps to avoid any reform and finally achieve little savings.

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Corficolombiana urgently cuts $30 billion and discards suspending fiscal rule Agencia Period... Dom, 08/06/2025 - 14:56 The entity warns that the country faces a self-generated fiscal crisis and that the suspension of the fiscal rule would aggravate the situation. Tags { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DataFeed", "name": "", "description": "", "creator": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Agency Investigative Journalism", "logo": { …

A "white year", "that would be what we call a shot. We do it once and after, what are you doing?" asked the President of the Court of Auditors, who considers that it is necessary to

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While the government is looking for €40 billion in savings to close the 2026 budget, the idea of a "white year" of the budget is resurfaced. Behind this expression, a strategy as radical as it is risky: to freeze all public expenditure without adjusting it to inflation. What would be the benefits, dangers and political implications? Decryption. A complete freeze of public expenditure for a year In the face of the budgetary emergency, the executi…

Are we moving towards a total freeze on social benefits in 2026? This idea would be defended by some Members of Parliament and members of the government, while the public debt is concerned. With a view to generating 40 billion euros of savings in order to reduce the deficit to 4.6% in 2026, several avenues are explored. A "white year" which would consist of keeping all public spending at their current levels is part of it, reports La Tribune. Th…

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lesechos.fr broke the news in on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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