Overview

• Bayrou reaffirmed that the roughly €44 billion savings target is non‑negotiable, while saying individual measures remain open to amendment and hinting at a possible contribution from the wealthiest.
• La France insoumise said its lawmakers will skip the government’s budget consultations and continues to push for censure, as François Hollande urged against an immediate censure if negotiations on burden‑sharing proceed.
• The Rassemblement National plans a counter‑budget and threatens to back censure if its demands are ignored, increasing pressure on the minority government.
• Unions weigh their posture ahead of a 1 September intersyndicale, with a 10 September ‘Bloquons tout’ call supported by LFI and parts of the left and with some CGT and Solidaires federations already signaling participation.
• The package features an ‘année blanche’, freezes on some pensions and benefits, and the proposed removal of two public holidays, a step opposed by 84% of respondents in an Odoxa poll.