{"id":384065,"date":"2026-10-02T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/frances-debt-crisis-who-will-pay-for-the-e54-billion-squeeze-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T00:00:41","slug":"frances-debt-crisis-who-will-pay-for-the-e54-billion-squeeze-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/frances-debt-crisis-who-will-pay-for-the-e54-billion-squeeze-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s debt crisis: Who will pay for the \u20ac54 billion squeeze? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bh8kHYHi0e8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"France's debt crisis: Who will pay for the \u20ac54 billion squeeze? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bh8kHYHi0e8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>France has unveiled a painful 2027 budget aimed at bringing its public finances under control, with the government seeking \u20ac54 billion in savings. Public debt has reached around \u20ac3.6 trillion &#8212; 119% of GDP &#8212; while borrowing costs are rising and investors are questioning whether Paris can rein in its deficit.<br \/>\nBut Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces fierce political resistance. France has no stable parliamentary majority, his two predecessors were brought down over austerity plans, and students are protesting over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings.<br \/>\nJournalist Chris Bockman joins The Day from Toulouse to examine whether French voters accept the case for spending restraint, where the government can realistically make cuts, whether taxes will have to rise, and what happens if financial markets lose confidence in France.<br \/>\nThe confrontation comes just months before France&#8217;s 2027 presidential election, with Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon currently leading centrist candidates in recent polling.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 France unveils tough 2027 budget<br \/>\n00:26 Student protests spread across the country<br \/>\n00:41 France faces deep budget pressure<br \/>\n01:43 Budget fight tests divided parliament<br \/>\n02:09 Interview Chris Bockman<br \/>\n02:29 Acceptance of budget cuts among French voters<br \/>\n06:33 Do the student protests extend beyond poor conditions in schools?<br \/>\n08:02 Impact of the increasingly violent nature of the protests on budget policies<br \/>\n09:13 What happens if investors conclude that France can&#8217;t get its deficit under control?<br \/>\n10:28 France\u2019s ability to take painful decisions before the presidential election in April 2027<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France has unveiled a painful 2027 budget aimed at bringing its public finances under control, with the government seeking \u20ac54 billion in savings. Public debt has reached around \u20ac3.6 trillion &#8212; 119% of GDP &#8212; while borrowing costs are rising and investors are questioning whether Paris can rein in its deficit. 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