French media on October 25 continued to heavily focus on the 2026 budget debates in the National Assembly. Morning reports highlighted the ongoing examination of fiscal justice measures, including the Zucman tax. Concurrently, the verdict in the Lola murder trial, condemning Dahbia Benkired to an incompressible life sentence, remained a significant topic. By mid-morning, the partial defiscalization of alimony for beneficiaries was approved. Debates around the "Zucman light" tax continued into the early afternoon, alongside the approval of total defiscalization of overtime hours. The National Assembly later rejected the freezing of the income tax scale. In the evening, the Senate warned it would restore pension reform if suspended by the Assembly, as the government faced setbacks in the budget discussions.