'It is urgent to prepare for difficult times. The 2026 budget does exactly the opposite'
- Posted on January 30, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'It is urgent to prepare for difficult times. The 2026 budget does exactly the opposite'
COLUMN. The final version of the 2026 budget bill is nothing more than a list of abandoned efforts that France will have to undertake sooner or later, given looming demographic, climate and industrial challenges, as well as an unsustainable level of debt, writes Le Monde columnist Stéphane Lauer.
