Overview
- The budget passed 247–234 with 93 abstentions after Socialist backing and an ecologist abstention proved decisive.
- The text suspends the 2023 pension reform, freezing the legal retirement age at 62 years and 9 months instead of a gradual rise toward 64.
- The government granted a 3% increase in overall public health spending and agreed to changes on medicine copayments, parental leave, and meal‑voucher contributions, alongside a higher CSG for top incomes.
- Economists and employers warn the concessions will deepen deficits, undercutting EU calls for tighter fiscal discipline.
- Ecologist leader Cyrielle Chatelain accused a prime ministerial adviser of pressure tactics; Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu denied wrongdoing and ordered an internal probe with legal action, as broader state budgets still face uncertain votes ahead of the March 2026 municipal campaign.