{"version":"1","article":{"id":"france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","slug":"france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026?lang=en","title":"France targets a 5% deficit in its 2027 budget plan","summary":"The draft presented on October 1 aims to reduce the public deficit from 5.4% of GDP in 2026 to 5% in 2027.","category":"fiscal","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T12:48:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T12:48:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-01","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty","url":"https://www.economie.gouv.fr/actualites/video-presentation-du-projet-de-budget-pour-2027","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/france-2027-budget-plan-deficit-target-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["France’s Ministry of Economy and Finance presented its 2027 draft budget and social-security financing bill on October 1. The plan targets a public deficit of 5% of GDP in 2027, down from an expected 5.4% in 2026. It assumes 1% growth next year; the ministry’s 2026 growth estimate was revised to 0.5%.","The government proposes a total €54 billion fiscal adjustment, including €43 billion in measures contained in the two bills. The ministry expects interest costs to reach €91.2 billion in 2027. These are draft targets and government estimates: the budget has been presented for the legislative process and is not yet enacted."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The draft presented on October 1 aims to reduce the public deficit from 5.4% of GDP in 2026 to 5% in 2027.\n\nFrance’s Ministry of Economy and Finance presented its 2027 draft budget and social-security financing bill on October 1. The plan targets a public deficit of 5% of GDP in 2027, down from an expected 5.4% in 2026. It assumes 1% growth next year; the ministry’s 2026 growth estimate was revised to 0.5%.\n\nThe government proposes a total €54 billion fiscal adjustment, including €43 billion in measures contained in the two bills. The ministry expects interest costs to reach €91.2 billion in 2027. These are draft targets and government estimates: the budget has been presented for the legislative process and is not yet enacted.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"fiscal","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/fiscal-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic public finance illustration with a civic building, balanced scale and closed books.","language":"en"}}}