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Budget: Senate Majority Accuses Government of "Meticulously Organizing the Impossibility of an Agreement"

December 19, 2025 Le Monde
Budget: Senate Majority Accuses Government of "Meticulously Organizing the Impossibility of an Agreement"

The Senate majority accuses the government of having orchestrated the budget failure.

SUMMARY

After the failure of the joint committee on the budget, the Senate majority accuses the government of deliberately preventing an agreement, thereby blocking the adoption of the budget in Parliament.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

  • The joint committee fails to reach an agreement on the budget.
  • The Senate majority accuses the government of orchestrating this failure.
  • A deadlock that threatens the adoption of the budget before the end of the year.

CORE SUBJECT

Budget Failure in Parliament

A few hours after the failure of the joint committee (CMP) on the budget on Friday, December 19, confirming the impossibility of reaching an agreement on the budget in Parliament before the end of the year, the leaders of the Senate majority sharply criticized the government. "The responsibility for this failure rests entirely with the government," they stated, denouncing a deliberate strategy aimed at preventing an agreement. According to them, the government "meticulously organized the impossibility of an agreement" by refusing to make the necessary concessions. This situation thus blocks the adoption of the budget, which could lead to significant consequences for the management of public finances and the functioning of institutions. The senators of the majority call for a rapid resumption of negotiations to avoid a prolonged budgetary crisis.

KEYWORDS

budget joint committee Senate majority government Parliament

MENTIONED ENTITIES 4

joint committee

🏛️ Organization

Parliamentary body responsible for reaching an agreement on the budget

Senate majority

🏛️ Political_Party

Majority political group in the Senate

government

🏛️ Organization

French executive responsible for proposing the budget

Parliament

🏛️ Organization

French legislative institution

NOTABLE QUOTES 2

"The responsibility for this failure rests entirely with the government."

— Leaders of the Senate majority 2025-12-19 critical

Context: Statement after the failure of the joint committee on the budget

"The government meticulously organized the impossibility of an agreement."

— Leaders of the Senate majority 2025-12-19 accusatory

Context: Accusation against the government following the budget failure