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Bayrou Sets Sept. 8 Confidence Vote With Opposition Lined Up Against €43.8 Billion Savings Plan

The prime minister pitches new concessions on taxing high earners and cutting unjust tax breaks to win backing.

François Bayrou à l’université d’été de la CFDT, le 26 août, à Boissy-la-Rivière (Essonne), au lendemain de l’annonce du vote de confiance pour le 8 septembre.
Marine Le Pen, à l'assemblée nationale à Paris, le 28 juin 2025
Le Premier ministre François Bayrou et la secrétaire générale de la CFDT Marylise Léon à l'université d'été de la CFDT à Boissy-la-Rivière, en Essonne, le 26 août 2025
Le président français Emmanuel Macron s'adresse aux médias à la résidence de l'ambassadeur de France à Washington, le 18 août 2025

Overview

  • All major opposition groups, from the Nouveau Front Populaire to the Rassemblement National, say they will vote against the government, making defeat likely.
  • To sway MPs, François Bayrou floated a specific effort from high incomes, pruning tax niches benefiting wealthy households and big firms, rebalancing some business aid, and intensifying anti-fraud measures.
  • The 2026 framework targets €43.8 billion in savings chiefly through spending restraint, including a year holding 2026 outlays at 2025 levels, freezes to income tax brackets and some pensions, higher health co‑pay ceilings, and 3,000 public‑sector job cuts ahead of broader attrition in 2027.
  • Union resistance is hardening with a nationwide action planned for 10 September and the CFDT unimpressed by Bayrou’s outreach, while an Elabe poll reports about 72% want deputies to withhold confidence.
  • Under Article 49‑1, a failed vote would force the government’s resignation and open choices for President Emmanuel Macron, including a reshuffle or a dissolution of the Assembly.