Tag: 49.3
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French Budget 2026: Lecornu Defends 49.3, Reactions Emerge
Live Updates on Budget 2026 As the debate on France’s Budget 2026 unfolds, ministerial messages emphasize the government’s plan to push through key measures while preserving national priorities. The spotlight is on how the administration plans to balance reform with social protections, and on the parliamentary arithmetic that will determine the bill’s fate. In a…
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Lecornu Renounces 49.3: France Budget Debate Heats Up
Lecornu Renounces 49.3, but the debate isn’t over In a move seen as a cautious opening, a French cabinet minister chose not to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to push through the budget. The decision, described by supporters as an inflexion rather than a reversal, left critics and allies alike assessing how much room…
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Live Budget 2026: Lecornu defends 49.3 as lawmakers react
France’s 2026 Budget faces a constitutional flashpoint France is navigating a delicate moment as it presents the 2026 budget in a climate of parliamentary sensitivity. The government has signaled it will rely on Article 49.3 to push the package through, a constitutional tool that lets the executive enact a measure with limited formal debate. Defense…
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Budget 2026 Live Updates: Lecornu Defends 49.3, Faure and Genevard Respond
Live updates on Budget 2026 unfold from the French Parliament as the government presses ahead with plans to guide the economy through a challenging year. The session brings together ministers, lawmakers, and party leaders who will shape how France balances growth, public services, and fiscal discipline in the coming months. Lecornu defends the budget and…
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Lecornu Proposes Tax on Financial Wealth PS Excludes Zucman
Overview: a new tax idea in a tense budget moment France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu met with Socialist Party leaders at Matignon on Friday amid a circuit of negotiations that followed Lecornu’s surprise decision to abandon the use of the constitutional tool known as Article 49.3. The main takeaway, according to his team, is a…
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France PM proposes financial wealth tax to PS, excludes Zucman tax
Overview In a bid to shape the upcoming budget, the French Prime Minister proposed to the Socialist Party a new tax focused on financial wealth while explicitly ruling out support for the Zucman tax on the wealthiest households. The move comes as Matignon hosts a round of consultations with several opposition and allied groups in…