A government-commissioned report reveals that if France does not implement fiscal corrective measures, its fiscal deficit is projected to worsen to nearly 7% of GDP by 2030, up from 5.0% in 2026. Public debt is also expected to exceed 130% of GDP by the end of 2030, rising from 118% in 2026. The report calls for targeted structural reforms rather than broad spending cuts, urging a review of certain welfare benefits and the automatic inflation adjustment mechanism for pensions. Annual interest payments are forecast to swell to 124 billion euros by 2030, up from 78 billion euros in 2026. It estimates that stabilizing the debt-to-GDP ratio during the next president's five-year term starting in 2027 would require cumulative fiscal tightening of 126 billion euros by 2032.