TABLE — French budget balance — 159.604 bln euros at end — August

Oct 6 (Reuters) — France's Finance Ministry published on Tuesday the following monthly budget data for August. Figures in billions of euros unless otherwise stated. Jan-Aug Jan-Aug Pct change 2025 2026 Balance -157.450 -159.604 — Spending 347.667 362.973 +4.4% — Revenues 221.733 228.553 +3.1% — Treasury special -31.516 -25.184 accounts* The Treasury special accounts track the balance of inflows and outflows for targeted revenues and outlays, for example receipts from local government. (Reporting by Hugo Lhomedet and Margaux Perrin in Gdansk) ((gdansk.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +48 58 769 66 00;)