President of Droite Republicaine parliamentary group Laurent Wauquiez (C) arrives with French the Les Republicains (LR) party MP Philippe Juvin (3rdL) to take part in a consultation session with France's Minister for Economy, Finances and Industrial and Digital sovereignty focused on France's budget at the Economy's and Finances' ministry (Bercy) in Paris, on January 9, 2025. The difficult job of delivering a budget plan for 2025 falls to Eric Lombard, the 66-year-old head of public-sector lender Caisse des Depots (CDC), who was named Economy Minister. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)