{
  "id": 8148508,
  "title": "Budget 2027: Deficit widens as Sébastien Lecornu delays fiscal consolidation by one year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/budget-2027-deficit-widens-as-sebastien-lecornu-delays-fiscal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T01:58:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/09/18/budget-2027-deficit-widens-as-sebastien-lecornu-delays-fiscal-consolidation-by-one-year_6757649_5.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The deficit is expected to rise to 5.4% of GDP in 2026, far from the 5% target, the government acknowledged on Thursday, September 17. After this setback, the prime minister hopes to regain control of public finances in 2027. Economists remain skeptical.",
  "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."
}