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Germany, France struggle to secure budgets, risk uncertainty

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France 's lower house rejected the first part of the budget for 2025 , which involved revenues, by a large majority.

The vote came after a two-week debate in which the left-wing New Popular Front alliance had reshaped the bill with amendments.

Germany is also going into the new year without a final spending plan.

The Bundestag needs E3.7 billion (ca. $3.9 billion ) to cover additional expenditure for the Citizen's Allowance.

EU 's two largest economies would be paralyzed and forced to resort to provisional budget management.

In both countries, such budget management is limited to obligations that already exist or are legally prescribed.

Salaries, pensions and social benefits are covered but political projects remain on hold.

Scholz and Barnier will meet in Berlin this coming week when the latter makes his first official visit to the German capital as prime minister.

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