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Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on Thursday night a 2027 budget with €54 billion in savings. But with the presidential election in seven months and an explosive social context, difficult to imagine oppositions take the risk of disappointing their voters by letting such cuts pass. The budget battle promises to look like a lying poker game.
In France, discussions on the 2027 budget take place. The government is announcing "54 billion efforts on spending that will bring the public deficit to 5% next year," he added, after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced this. This deficit target "is ambitious, but of course it is achievable. We will all have to make efforts," said Roland Lescure, Minister of Economy.
The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister.
The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister.
The prime minister insists he is prepared to take "difficult decisions" at next month's Budget.
Unions who donate to Labour will meet John Healey on Thursday to press home their demands ahead of next month's Budget.
