The French government has announced it may freeze up to six billion euros in public spending to offset the financial impact of the war in the Middle East. Public Accounts Minister David Amiel said four billion euros would be withheld across government ministries, with a further two billion drawn from social spending, including healthcare. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had already written to his ministers directing them to implement emergency expenditure curbs, as Economy Minister Roland Lescure estimated the war's total fiscal impact — including higher debt-servicing costs and inflation-linked expenditure — at between four and six billion euros. The government says it remains committed to reducing France's public deficit to five percent of GDP by 2026.