Overview
- The National Assembly approved the PLFSS by 247 votes to 234, avoiding use of Article 49.3 and securing a razor-thin win for the government.
- The bill pauses the pension reform until January 2028, raises the CSG on capital, boosts hospital funding, drops a plan to double medical co-payments, and taxes complementary health insurers.
- The version adopted by deputies widens the Social Security deficit to about €24 billion, with officials warning the State budget will need additional savings to stay near deficit targets.
- The vote exposed fragile alliances: Socialists backed the text, most ecologists abstained, 18 LR and nine Horizons deputies broke ranks to support it, and the RN led a forceful rejection.
- The text now returns to the Senate for a new reading ahead of a CMP expected around December 19, with the government calling a December 31 budget ‘possible’ but preparing a temporary special law if negotiations fail.