The French National Assembly has voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, pushing the country and investors further into uncertainty over France's shaky finances.

Some 333 of the assembly’s 577 members voted to sink the government on Wednesday night after Barnier tried to ram through a budget bill that aimed to reduce the country’s huge deficit with unpopular spending cuts and taxes. The government’s fall leaves the country without a 2025 budget, raising questions about many issues including how companies, investors and individuals will be taxed next year.