France’s National Assembly rejects budget revenue section unanimously

France’s National Assembly unanimously rejected the revenue section of the 2027 state budget bill on the evening of 4 November. Politico Europe said in its November 5 podcast that no lawmaker approved the text produced by the debates. The vote was 458 against and 0 in favor.

Lawmakers had begun examining the revenue section on 13 October and substantially changed the government’s proposal before rejecting it, LCP said.

The bill moves to the Senate

LCP said rejection of the revenue section automatically rejects the entire finance bill at the National Assembly stage, but does not end its parliamentary examination. The Assembly could not examine spending without first adopting revenues, so the government’s original bill was sent to the Senate without the amendments lawmakers had adopted.

The Senate is scheduled to examine the state finance bill from 20 November through 9 December, LCP said. After the Senate votes, the government will convene a joint committee of deputies and senators to seek a compromise.