Overview
- Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled a revised plan targeting a 2026 deficit near 5% of GDP after Assembly debates were halted.
- The package raises the prime d’activité by about €50 a month for more than 3 million low‑paid households, a measure estimated at roughly €2 billion a year.
- Household taxes would not rise, with the income‑tax scale reindexed for inflation and the retirees’ 10% abatement preserved, while €1 university meals start in May and 2,000 education posts are added.
- Housing measures include €400 million more for social landlords, scrapping an APL “blank year,” and maintaining MaPrimeRénov’, which ministers say totals about €3.5 billion in 2026.
- The government plans nominal spending cuts across most ministries and a €2–2.5 billion contribution from local authorities, as financing talks continue on a possible big‑company profits surtax before a Tuesday decision on 49.3 or ordinances.