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Sébastien Lecornu announces an increase in February of the ceiling of the Livret A which could go up to 30,000 euros

In the Finance Committee, parliamentarians refuse savings and increase the deficit without counting.

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MEPs vote for 48 billion euros in additional spending in the 2027 budget, refusing savings and widening the deficit.
The freezing of the income tax scale, included in the 2026 draft budget, represents an effort of a few euros per month for a few hundred thousand households, according to Amélie de Montchalin.

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The 2027 draft budget provides for 48 billion euros in additional spending voted by MPs in the Finance Committee. The freezing of the income tax scale is included in the 2026 draft budget.

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Budget 2027: deputies vote for 48 billion euros in additional spending

DECRYPTION - In the finance committee, the parliamentarians, generous with the envelope dedicated to ecology, refuse savings and widen the deficit without counting.

Freezing the income tax scale: an effort “of a few euros per month for a few hundred thousand households”

The impact of this measure, included in the 2026 draft budget, is “proportionally much smaller than that which we will ask of wealthier and wealthier households”, underlines Amélie de Montchalin.

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Which sectors precisely benefit from the 48 billion euros in additional spending?
What is the total amount of the deficit created by these expenditures?
What are the reactions of other political groups to this vote?

Sébastien Lecornu announces an increase in February of the ceiling of the Livret A which could go up to 30,000 euros

In the Finance Committee, parliamentarians refuse savings and increase the deficit without counting.

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MEPs vote for 48 billion euros in additional spending in the 2027 budget, refusing savings and widening the deficit.
The freezing of the income tax scale, included in the 2026 draft budget, represents an effort of a few euros per month for a few hundred thousand households, according to Amélie de Montchalin.

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Why It Matters

The 2027 draft budget provides for 48 billion euros in additional spending voted by MPs in the Finance Committee. The freezing of the income tax scale is included in the 2026 draft budget.

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Budget 2027: deputies vote for 48 billion euros in additional spending

DECRYPTION - In the finance committee, the parliamentarians, generous with the envelope dedicated to ecology, refuse savings and widen the deficit without counting.

Freezing the income tax scale: an effort “of a few euros per month for a few hundred thousand households”

Open Questions

Which sectors precisely benefit from the 48 billion euros in additional spending?
What is the total amount of the deficit created by these expenditures?
What are the reactions of other political groups to this vote?

Sébastien Lecornu announces an increase in February of the ceiling of the Livret A which could go up to 30,000 euros

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