Overview
- After the Social Affairs Committee rejected the bill Saturday, the Assembly will reopen debate Tuesday using the Senate’s rewritten text, with a final vote scheduled for 9 December.
- Committee votes restored a higher social contribution on capital income expected to raise about €2.8 billion in 2026 and reinstated both pension indexation and the suspension of the 2023 reform, positions the Senate had removed.
- The government says it aims to keep the 2026 Social Security shortfall under €20 billion, while its spokesperson warned that failure could push the deficit toward €30 billion and stressed there is “no plan B.”
- Lecornu will meet Socialist leaders at Matignon on Monday, then consult PCF, ecologists and RN this week, alongside talks with employers and unions including Medef, CFDT and FO.
- Pressure to consider article 49.3 is rising, with LR figures Philippe Juvin and Valérie Pécresse urging its use as the government maintains it has renounced the tool at the Socialists’ request yet keeps it in political discussion.