Overview

• The government will implement a 2026 “année blanche” to freeze social benefits, pensions and income tax brackets at 2025 levels.
• Bayrou’s framework proposes eliminating two public holidays and cutting 3,000 civil-service jobs through a one-in-three non-replacement rule.
• A new contribution de solidarité on top earners and strengthened anti-fraud measures are designed to boost state revenues.
• This framework caps spending growth outside defense and debt service after months of consultations and Senate approval, setting the stage for autumn debates.
• Opposition from Rassemblement National to La France Insoumise has united behind censure motions that threaten the budget’s passage.