French Senate approves 2025 budget

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou before a debate and a vote on a motion of no-confidence against the French government on the 2025 budget bill (PLF), tabled by members of parliament of La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI) parliamentary group, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - The French Senate approved on Thursday the 2025 budget, sending it to the constitutional council to review.

If the council approves the legislation, President Emmanuel Macron can then sign it into law, ending a political imbroglio that toppled one government and rattled markets.