Overview
- Parliamentary debates were suspended after the executive deemed a normal vote on the 2026 budget impossible in the National Assembly.
- The Prime Minister left the adoption method undecided between article 49.3 and ordinances, with a decision expected by Tuesday.
- Core measures include an average €50‑per‑month rise in the prime d’activité for over three million low‑wage households, inflation indexation of income tax brackets, and preservation of the retirees’ 10% abatement.
- Youth and housing provisions feature €1 university meals for all students starting in May, 2,000 additional education posts, €400 million for social housing, maintained student grants, and continuation of MaPrimeRenov’.
- Lecornu set a deficit objective around 5% of GDP and blamed LFI and RN for obstruction, as the Socialist Party welcomed “real advances” but kept pressure, with other opposition figures denouncing the plan.