The government announced Thursday budget freeze measures to meet its 6 billion euro savings commitment, without providing all details.
Bercy confirmed the freeze of 3.2 billion euros in credits in the 2026 budget. This follows a commitment made more than a month ago to slow public spending by 6 billion euros due to the impact of the conflict in the Near and Middle East.
In the social sphere, the freeze on general charge reductions, announced last week by David Amiel, is expected to generate 2.2 billion euros. About 4 billion euros in cuts concern the state budget, with two decrees due by the end of the week.
The canceled credits come mainly from the precaution reserve. The remainder, 3.2 billion euros, corresponds to a “surgel” whose contours remain imprecise. These measures will be examined by the Parliament’s finance commissions in the coming days.
Bercy indicated that the next alert committee at the end of June will allow reassessment of the crisis’s impact on public finances.
