Politics. 2026 Budget: The government is planning a €29 billion increase in public spending.

An increase that isn't really one: public spending will amount to €1,722 billion in 2026, or €29 billion more than in 2025, according to a government estimate. However, this level corresponds to "an effort to moderate spending of around €30 billion," because public spending "is increasing naturally, notably due to the dynamics of health spending and the increase in the debt burden."

Public spending (which includes spending by the State, Social Security and local authorities) would have reached around 1,752 billion euros "without any effort on our part and by integrating the new defense effort" announced by Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, specifies the government document, entitled "Expenditure ceilings of the draft finance bill for 2026".

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