French parliament rejects 2027 budget in rare unity

Parliament votes down budget unanimously

France's National Assembly rejected the government's 2027 budget draft on Wednesday. Four hundred fifty-eight MPs voted against, with none in favour and two abstentions.

Deficit targets now at risk

The original budget aimed to cut France's public deficit to five percent of GDP in twenty twenty-seven, down from five point four percent this year, through savings of approximately forty-three billion euros.

MPs dismantled key cost-cutting measures

During ten days of debate, MPs scrapped proposed cuts affecting pensioners and local authorities, plus a surtax on large company profits.

Opposition parties blame government failure

Far-right National Rally MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy said the government was solely responsible for drafting an unbalanceable budget. Left-wing France Unbowed chairman Éric Coquerel said the budget fails to meet population needs and worsens the deficit.

“This budget fails to meet the needs of the population and makes worse what it is supposed to improve: the deficit.”

Government may bypass parliament in December

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's office said negotiations resume in December after Senate review.If deadlock persists, Lecornu could invoke Article forty-nine point three to push the budget through without a parliamentary vote, risking a no-confidence motion.

“The time for compromise will come after the Senate's reading.”