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France faces €6 billion budget overrun due to heatwaves

Heatwaves and their consequences will cost between €3 and €6 billion in 2026.

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The state and insurers will have to share this burden, worsening the public deficit.

Sébastien Lecornu will need to adjust his budget strategy to absorb this shock.

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Ce surcoût budgétaire lié aux canicules illustre l’impact croissant du changement climatique sur les finances publiques, contraignant le gouvernement à revoir ses priorités économiques.

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