The attractiveness of France weighed down by dissolution and budgetary uncertainty

Emmanuel Macron had no choice but to dissolve the National Assembly last June. This is the line of defense of the President of the Republic, who believes that the Attal government would inevitably have been censored during the examination of the budget. A justification which has little conviction in political circles and which is indifferent to economic decision-makers. They are too concerned by the instability generated by the presidential decision as well as by the increase in levies contained in the 2025 finance bill defended by the new government.

The latest EY barometer published Monday evening confirms this concern: 50% of foreign company managers believe that the attractiveness of France has deteriorated since the announcement of the dissolution on June 9. More worrying, almost as many (49% of the 200 who make up the panel) say they have reduced their investment projects. Another dark cloud in a…