French MPs approve new budgetary measures amid testing debates for government
France’s lower house, the National Assembly, on Wednesday approved a package of adjustments to the 2022 state budget, which centres on emergency measures to ease the growing cost of living crisis. But the adoption of the measures came after a tortuous series of debates for the government which, after recently losing its absolute majority in the Assembly, was forced into compromises. For opposition groups, it demonstrated a newly invigorated parliament, while for the government it confirmed the serious challenges ahead for pushing through its planned reforms. Mathieu Dejean reports.
AfterAfter an overnight session and vote early on Wednesday morning, capping four days of fiery debates, France’s lower house, the National Assembly, has finally adopted a bill of modifications to the 2022 state budget provisions, and which include emergency measures to ease the effects of the current surge of inflation.
