"France's deadlocked parliament failed to come to an agreement on the state spending section of the 2026 budget, forcing the prime minister to use an emergency law to rollover the 2025 budget into next year. the rollover avoids a US-style shutdown and allows the government to continue with daily spending including paying public sector employees, but it cannot authorise new spending."
"Philippe Tabarot told RTL radio: "I had an order to place in January for a large number of night trains, a means of transport in vogue in our country, and this order worth around one billion euros will not be able to go ahead." He added that the same applies to "a major reform of air traffic control that needs to be carried out in terms of investment", in particular the modernisation of tools and systems."
Deadlocked French parliament failed to agree the state spending section of the 2026 budget, prompting the prime minister to use emergency law to rollover the 2025 budget into 2026. The rollover prevents a US-style shutdown and maintains daily spending and public sector pay but prohibits new spending and investments. As a result, a planned January order for a large number of night trains worth around one billion euros has been cancelled. A major air traffic control modernisation involving investment in tools and systems has been halted. Healthcare and social security budgets were approved, allowing pensions, benefits and the minimum wage to be adjusted for inflation.
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