the National Assembly and the Senate must vote this Tuesday on the “special law” to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations

Published on 12/23/2025 07:04

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, at the Elysée, in Paris, December 22, 2025. (STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) — Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, at the Elysée, in Paris, December 22, 2025. (STÉPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

“We must as quickly as possible, in January, give a budget to the nation” which “must meet the objective of 5% deficit and finance our priorities,” declared Emmanuel Macron Monday evening during the Council of Ministers, according to government spokesperson Maud Bregeon.

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Parliament fixes its budgetary disagreements. The National Assembly and the Senate are expected to vote in turn, Tuesday, December 23, on the special law presented by the government to continue to provisionally finance the State and administrations. “We must give the nation a budget as quickly as possible, in January” Who “must meet the 5% deficit objective and finance our priorities”warned Emmanuel Macron Monday evening during the Council of Ministers, according to government spokesperson Maud Bregeon. Follow our live stream.

The objective of adopting the PLF before “the end of January”. Amélie de Montchalin hopes that a real finance bill (PLF), determining the state budget for 2026, will be adopted before “the end of January”she declared Monday, including with “some tax increases”one of the demands, in particular, of the Socialist Party. “This work must continue” to provide France with a budget, declared the Minister of the Economy, Roland Lescure. “The compromise is within reach”added the Budget Minister.
Towards a recourse to 49.3? Voices continue to be raised to call on the Prime Minister to use article 49.3 of the Constitution for the state budget. “I think the Socialist Party will agree to 49.3. They are responsible people,” Philippe Juvin (LR), budget rapporteur for the National Assembly, said Monday on BFMTV.
“We came to reiterate our requirements,” declares Olivier Faure. The first secretary of the PS called for a budget that does not “weigh the efforts on the most modest” and preserves investments in ecology. “We are faced with, unfortunately, a right (LR) who has not understood in what logic it should be located, who refuses any form of compromise”regretted Olivier Faure at the end of the meeting with the Prime Minister, blaming Les Républicains for the lack of agreement on the draft budget.

update on the news

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To start the day, here is a first update on the news:

• #WEATHER FORECAST Hérault is still placed on red “flood” alert this morningwhile vigilance for a risk of rain-flooding has been lifted in the department. Lozère is also placed on orange alert for the risk of flooding and Aveyron, as well as Tarn, are placed on orange alert for the risk of snow and ice.

• #BUDGET The government presented a special budgetary bill to the Council of Ministers last night, probably adopted today by Parliament. At the end of this meeting, the Minister of Public Accounts, Amélie de Montchalin insisted on the fact that the special lawthat the government intends to vote on due to lack of budget, “only offers additional time”. The objective is to be able to vote on a text by the end of January.

• #UNITED STATES One person died last night in a new American strike on a “discreet boat” in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the US military said, saying the boat “used routes known for drug trafficking.”