Lescure Says Not Revising French Growth Forecasts Yet

France is sticking to its growth forecasts for this year even as the surge in energy prices following the outbreak of the Iran war will weigh on the economy, Finance Minister Roland Lescure said.

The government set a growth forecast of 1% in its budget for 2026 and expected inflation around 1%. Those predictions were finalized in the finance bill adopted in February, before the conflict in the Middle East.