Overview

• France’s Cour des comptes deems France Télévisions in a “situation financière critique,” noting a €40 million 2025 deficit, degraded cash, and equity down to €179 million from €294 million.
• The watchdog urges the State to set a realistic financial trajectory by 31 December 2026, warning of dissolution risks under the commercial code absent corrective action.
• The audit faults a rigid social framework, generous benefits, and poorly controlled payroll costs, and highlights spending on taxis and executive cars; management says it accepts the recommendations and cites €386 million in cost reductions since 2015.
• After a meeting at Matignon produced no budget commitments, the intersyndicale called a nationwide day of strikes and protests for 2 October.
• Medef chief Patrick Martin announced a large employer meeting against prospective tax hikes centered on the proposed 2% “taxe Zucman,” though no date or venue was provided, and U2P said it will not attend while CPME voiced caution.