Overview
- The government counted €30.4 billion across 151 projects nationwide, with €9.2 billion described as new and €21.2 billion previously disclosed.
- Official figures point to a slowdown, with INSEE reporting a 1.6% drop in non‑financial corporate investment in 2024, net factory openings sliding to 89 last year and just +9 in the first half of 2025, and about 6,700 salaried jobs lost so far this year.
- Employer groups cite political uncertainty and perceived fiscal pressure as constraints on spending, while a Bpifrance Le Lab/Rexecode barometer shows only 39% of SMEs plan to invest, the weakest since the pandemic.
- Highlighted projects include Sanofi’s €700 million program, Safran’s more than €450 million brake factory in Ain, Urgo’s €60 million plant in the Loire, HoloSolis securing over €220 million toward an €850 million solar panel site in Moselle, and Danone’s €300 million plan.
- In Paris, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and ministers hosted a budget 2026 roundtable and offered reassurances, with Lecornu saying certain taxes approved in the Assembly would be inapplicable.