French MP and President of the Finance Committee Eric Coquerel (C) gestures next to French MP and Rapporteur General of the Budget Charles de Courson (L) and French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry Antoine Armand (R) as he attends a debate session on the first part of the 2025 finance bill at the National Assembly, in Paris on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)