US EditionFrench lawmakers roundly reject budget bill as text moves on to the Senate
- On Saturday, the French National Assembly rejected parts of the 2026 draft budget, including the income/taxation section, and sent the bill to the Senate.
- Amid political fragmentation, the government has restrained the use of constitutional shortcuts as budget talks grew fraught after President Emmanuel Macron lost his majority last year.
- Both chambers must ultimately agree for the budget to pass without the government resorting to special constitutional powers, and once the Senate completes its review a joint committee will attempt to broker a compromise.
- If parliament misses the early December deadline, the government can impose the budget by decree, while the Socialist party's stance on the two budget bills could lock in suspension of the pension reform.
- Past budget battles that toppled Michel Barnier’s cabinet and Roland Lescure’s November 17, 2025 remarks to investors at Maison de la Chimie highlight the political stakes.
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The French MEPs almost unanimously rejected the state budget for 2026 at first reading, on the night of Friday to Saturday.
France budget bill hits snag as lawmakers overwhelmingly reject revenue plans
France's lower house almost unanimously rejected the income section of the budget bill on Saturday, throwing more uncertainty onto whether the divided parliament can pass an austerity budget by year's end.
French lawmakers roundly reject budget bill as text moves on to the Senate
Lawmakers in France's fractious National Assembly have overwhelmingly rejected the income part of the 2026 budget dealing with taxation, casting doubt on parliament's ability to find a deficit-cutting agreement as the draft bill now moves to the Senate.
MP Liot Harold Huwart is the only one who voted in favour of the state budget on the night of Friday 21 to Saturday 22 November in the National Assembly.
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