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Senate Moves to Undo Assembly’s Social Budget as Government Floats Ordinances

With deadlines looming, the government signals possible ordinances, tying its no‑decree pledge to a Social Security deficit under €20 billion.

Le Sénat (ici en octobre, lors d’une séance de questions au gouvernement) va se pencher sur le budget de la Sécurité sociale pour 2026, à partir du mercredi 19 novembre.
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Amélie de Montchalin, la ministre des comptes publics à l’Assemblée où le débat sur le budget a repris lundi 17 novembre 2025.
La séance de questions au gouvernement, le 12 novembre, au Sénat avec le premier ministre, Sébastien Lecornu, et les ministres.

Overview

  • Right- and center-led senators have begun rewriting the Social Security bill, scrapping in committee the Assembly’s suspension of the pension reform—financed by a higher CSG on capital income—with a plenary vote expected to confirm the reversal.
  • In the National Assembly, more than a thousand amendments still await examination on the state budget’s revenue bill, threatening on-time completion and potentially sending the text to the Senate without a vote.
  • Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has referred several recently adopted tax amendments to the Conseil d’État as legally fragile and is keeping the option of implementing the budget by ordinances under article 47.
  • The government says it will avoid decrees on health and Social Security measures if lawmakers cap the 2026 deficit below €20 billion, whereas current estimates point to roughly €24 billion.
  • Groups from Renaissance to Les Républicains told Matignon they will not support the revenue package in its current form, underscoring the need for a revised compromise to secure passage.