{
  "id": 771767,
  "title": "French PM aims for modest deficit reduction in 2027 with target of 4.9%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/french-pm-aims-for-modest-deficit-reduction-in-2027-with-target-of-4-9",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:45:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/08/13/french-pm-aims-for-modest-deficit-reduction-in-2027-with-target-of-4-9_6756470_5.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Le Monde has learned that Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's draft budget is based on a 'realistic' deficit reduction, without any major reforms. The goal of bringing the deficit under 3% by 2029 now seems even more unlikely.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}