French PM's planned 2026 budget cuts could slow growth, experts say

Prime Minister François Bayrou's proposed €43.8 billion in budget cuts, aiming to reduce the public deficit to 4.6% of GDP, could undermine household consumption, stifling growth during a trade war and worsening inequality.

French PM's planned 2026 budget cuts could slow growth, experts say
Prime Minister François Bayrou's proposed €43.8 billion in budget cuts, aiming to reduce the public deficit to 4.6% of GDP, could undermine household consumption, stifling growth during a trade war and worsening inequality.