FRANCE’S DRAFT 2026 FINANCE BILL: FURTHER CUTS PLANNED FOR OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

The draft Finance Bill for 2026 as proposed by the government plans a 16% cut in the Official Development Assistance budget.
Since 2021, when a law was passed to gradually increase funding for this policy, allocations have instead been reduced by 46%. If this trend continues, France’s total Official Development Assistance, as calculated by the OECD, could decline to 0.38% of GNI by 2026—returning to its 2016 level.
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