Following the finalization of the work of the technical commissions, deputies should quickly move on to the plenary stage to adopt the 2025 budget. However, adoption without debate seems to be looming due to a particularly busy legislative agenda. Indeed, the General Policy Declaration (Dpg) was added to an already overloaded schedule, making the mention of article 86 of the Constitution inevitable.
According to an article on the Le Quotidien website, the parliamentary administration is facing an unprecedented time constraint which could lead to adoption of the budget without exchanges between the deputies. After an intense week of work in committee, the deputies will work on the Amending Finance Law, as well as on the General Policy Declaration scheduled for December 27. With only 96 hours open to organize the plenaries devoted to examining the budgets of 25 ministries, some of which are associated with state secretariats, time is running out for adoption before December 31.
Article 86 of the Constitution could then be brought into play. This allows the Prime Minister to ask the question of confidence on a declaration of general policy or a finance bill, thus making adoption possible without debate provided that no motion of censure be passed within 24 hours following this procedure. Le Quotidien indicates that the head of government could use this route given the urgency of the deadlines.
Precedents exist, notably in France with the example of Michel Barnier who also used a similar procedure to have his budget adopted via article 49-3, inciting motions of censure. This prospect raises questions within Parliament itself, where deputies question the planning including the Gener General Policy Declaration in the calendar.
