According to the survey conducted in October by the EY firm with 200 international decision -makers, 49 % of foreign investors in France have revised their investments downwards. Political uncertainties since the failed dissolution of the National Assembly in July 2024 and the debates around the 2025 budget contributed to this cold stroke on French attractiveness.
“Companies anticipate an additional tax pressure”
“Companies anticipate an additional tax pressure”Pointe Marc Lhermitte, Partner of the Cabinet. Beyond that, concerns about France are mainly linked to the gloomy European context. Its attractiveness fell less than that of Germany, in full doubt about its model in the eyes of foreigners.
Another reassuring element: no investor has for the moment formally canceled his plans in France, as had been the case after the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom. The shock of the European Union’s exit had then caused a decline of 15% of direct investments in the country. Even if the overwhelming majority of foreign investors think of taking the projects put in break up in 2025, others are suspended Sine Die, like those of the American chemist Eastman and the Canadian Loop. Unserious Warning.
