after the failure of the Assembly-Senate compromise, what options to keep away from the “shutdown” on January 1, 2026? | EUROtoday

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The Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, at the National Assembly, during discussions on the “Secu” budget, on December 9.

The failure of negotiations between deputies and senators to discover a compromise on the 2026 finances, throughout the joint committee which ended prematurely, Friday December 19, opens the best way to a brand new interval of uncertainty. It is now too late to move a finance invoice (PLF) earlier than December 31 in keeping with the traditional parliamentary process. To keep away from a French “shutdown” at 1er January, three essential constitutional instruments are on the desk at this time.

The particular regulation, the “ends of string” answer

Failing to reach having an actual finance regulation adopted, the federal government can undergo Parliament a particular invoice, a form of minimal finances which might keep away from a shutdown of the administration on 1er January. This regulation would boil down to 2 or three easy articles authorizing the State to gather taxes, go into debt and spend on “ensure the continuity of national life and the regular functioning of public services”. It is kind of seemingly that it will likely be extensively accredited by parliamentarians, given the urgency.

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