France Beats 2025 Deficit Target, Giving Leeway in Energy Crisis - Bloomberg
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By William Horobin
March 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM UTC
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France beat its 2025 deficit reduction target, giving the government some margin for maneuver as the fallout from the Iran war casts a cloud over plans to keep repairing public finances.
The fiscal gap of the euro area’s second-largest economy narrowed to 5.1% of economic output from 5.8% in 2024, well below the government’s 5.4% objective, data from Insee on Friday showed.