"Only one vote was for, with 84 abstentions -- many from the government's camp. The bill now passes to the Senate and then to a joint parliamentary committee tasked with reaching a compromise. If both chambers cannot agree on the budget bill by the end of the year, the government can push it through by decree or extend the 2025 budget temporarily to allow for further debate."
"Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has pledged to abandon a controversial constitutional power used in the past to slam through policies without a vote, as part of concessions to avoid the fate of his two predecessors who were forced out over cost-cutting measures. Despite the setback, ministers on Saturday expressed optimism that an agreement was still possible. "We are only halfway through the parliamentary process, and I remain convinced that a compromise can be reached," Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on social media platform Bluesky."
France's National Assembly voted down the income/taxation section of the budget bill with 404 votes against after 125 hours of debate, an unprecedented level of rejection since 1958. Only one deputy voted for the measure and 84 abstained, many from the government's camp. The bill now moves to the Senate and then to a joint parliamentary committee tasked with reaching a compromise. If both chambers cannot agree by year-end, the government can push the bill through by decree or temporarily extend the 2025 budget. The prime minister pledged to abandon a controversial constitutional power, and ministers expressed cautious optimism about finding a compromise.
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