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Lecornu Seeks New Budget Savings to Fund Aid for Farmers

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will ask the finance ministry to find new savings in the 2026 budget to fund an agricultural support and rescue plan.
  • The government plans to cancel some spending and freeze other allocations rather than increase the deficit.
  • Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard will unveil the aid package on Friday, followed by further consultations and work on the 2027 budget.

France plans to fund urgent aid for farmers by cutting or freezing other spending in the current budget, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s office said Thursday. The move follows a difficult summer marked by drought and repeated heat waves, as calls for help from the agricultural sector have grown.

Lecornu will ask the finance ministry, known as Bercy, to create room for a “support and rescue plan” for French agriculture. His office said the package would rely on “new savings in the current budget” for 2026.

new savings in the current budget

· Sébastien Lecornu's officeThe government’s description of how it plans to finance agricultural aid in 2026.

Bercy will therefore have to cancel some expenditures and freeze others. The government says this approach will finance the urgent costs created by the agricultural crisis without resorting to a larger deficit, at a time when France’s public finances are already under pressure.

Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard will present the details of the plan on Friday, according to the prime minister’s office. Further consultations are scheduled to begin next week, with the government seeking to revive the primary sector through the 2027 budget.

finance the urgent expenditures that the agricultural situation requires

· Sébastien Lecornu's officeThe stated purpose of canceling and freezing other budget spending.
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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