Sébastien Lecornu announces that the Livret A ceiling will be raised and could rise to 30,000 euros

The Livret A ceiling will be raised, confirmed the Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to the National Assembly. Currently set at 22,950 euros, the ceiling of the French's preferred investment could reach 30.

000 euros. “There is still one final consultation, work to be done with the banking sector, with Bercy and with the Caisse des Dépôts, for a range between 25 and 30,000 euros.

It is Minister Lescure who will present this in the coming weeks," said the Prime Minister. This increase comes as the government plans to increase the number of sectors financed by the funds placed in Livret A. "Historically, it made it possible to finance social housing.

As you know, we wanted to move forward on the mobilization of these funds for new nuclear power and we are going to go further, in particular to finance the plan and the program for adaptation to climate change, public buildings, infrastructure", explained Sébastien Lecornu. "83 or 84% of French people have a Livret A" "Practically 83 or 84% of French people have a Livret A with funds which are deposited", added the Prime Minister. In his draft budget for 2027, the government plans to finance up to 60% of the construction of the six new EPR2 reactors thanks to a loan mobilizing the regulated savings of the French, in particular those of the Livret A, up to 60 billion euros.

The Livret A, like the Sustainable and Solidarity Development Booklet (LDDS), is one of the so-called regulated savings products. The funds placed there by savers earn 1.7%. The total outstanding amount was 607 billion euros at the end of September, including 442 billion euros for Livret A alone.

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