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– State borrowing next year will represent 300 billion euros.
France will be forced to borrow. And the figure of this loan, which constitutes a new recordmay not be without consequences for France’s finances. In fact, the State’s borrowing next year will represent 300 billion euros. This amount was 270 billion in 2023 and 285 billion in 2024. One of the first objectives of this loan, for the State, is to rrepay creditors for loans that are coming due. According to Agence France Trésor, which manages the debt, this data will represent 174.8 billion euros in 2025, relays BFMTV.
The State’s financing needs are estimated at 306.7 billion euros in 2025, down 12.7 billion euros compared to 2024. Antoine Deruennes, director general of the AFT, indicated that the reason main reason for the increase in amounts to be raised on the markets in 2025 is due to “bonds maturing in 2025 are more numerous”.
Budget 2025: is France on the verge of becoming Greece?
Education, first state budget
While the State seeks to make savings to reduce its budget deficit, the debt burden will weigh more heavily on public finances in 2025. At 50.9 billion euros in 2024, it is forecast at 54.9 billion euros for the year 2025. The first State budget, Education, will amount to nearly 65 billion euros in 2025 and that of Defense to 50.5 billion euros. For France, this also implies payer plus of interests : next to 55 billion eurosor four billion more than in 2024. The interest charge, in 2027, could at this rate approach the 70 billion euros in 2027.
