The first part of the 2027 budget draft was rejected in the National Assembly in France

In the vote held in the French National Assembly on the tax revenues part of the government's 2027 budget bill, 458 deputies voted "no" and 2 deputies abstained.

While the final version of the bill, which had undergone extensive changes by different political groups, did not satisfy any party, the first version of the bill was sent to the Senate, the upper house of the parliament, for discussion.

In order for the budget bill to be implemented in France, the National Assembly and the Senate must agree on the same draft text. In cases where consensus cannot be reached, a Joint Commission consisting of senators and deputies is established to work on a common text.

Article 49/3 of the Constitution grants the government the authority to pass the budget without voting, in order to prevent any blockage in the parliament during the enactment process. In this case, MPs have the right to submit a motion of no confidence against the government.

In the country where the ratio of public debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is around 119 percent, budget negotiations constitute one of the main points of disagreement between the opposition and the government wing.

The deadlock in the budget negotiations in 2024 and 2025 brought the end of the governments of Michel Barnier and François Bayrou.