Overview
- The bill passed 247–234, with Renaissance and MoDem backing, 63 Socialists voting yes, LIOT mostly supportive, and LFI, RN and UDR opposed, while many LR, Horizons and Green deputies abstained.
- Passage came without using article 49.3, a first for a Social Security budget since 2022, giving Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu a tactical victory in a hung Assembly.
- Key provisions include suspending the pension reform until January 2028, rejecting freezes on pensions and social benefits, lifting the health‑spending target (Ondam) to 3%, creating a birth leave, capping initial sick‑leave prescriptions at one month, taxing complementary health insurers, and a narrowed CSG increase on selected capital income.
- The government forecasts a 2026 Social Security deficit of about €19.6 billion if the plan stands, compared with roughly €29–30 billion without any adopted budget.
- Next, the text returns to the Senate for further changes before a final Assembly vote, as a separate dispute unfolds over alleged pressure on Green MPs that the prime minister denies and says he is referring to justice with an internal inquiry.