French government presents 2025 belt-tightening budget
France's government delivered its 2025 budget on Thursday with plans for 60 billion euros ($65.68 billion) worth of spending cuts and tax hikes on the wealthy and big companies to tackle a spiralling fiscal deficit.
New French Government Faces Key Test With Budget Plan
New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a major test Thursday as he presents a deficit-slashing budget to his cabinet before submitting it to a largely hostile parliament.
French PM launches budget plan in test for new govt
New French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday presented a deficit-slashing budget to his cabinet ahead of its submission to a hostile parliament in what is seen as a major
French government defends budget squeeze against claims of unfairness
France's government said on Friday its 2025 belt-tightening budget was necessary to rein in its "colossal" debt burden as it faced criticism from the right and left for demanding unfair sacrifices on the French.
France's new government launches austerity budget
France's new centre-right government, led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, has introduced an austerity budget aimed at addressing the high national debt. According to an explanation provided by the government following a Cabinet meeting on Thursday,
French PM to present 2025 budget to cabinet with financial markets in mind
France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier will hold a cabinet meeting this Thursday where he'll unveil his budget plan for 2025. His bid to reduce the deficit from 6.1 percent of GDP will be looked at closely on international bond markets and by the country's disparate political forces.
French government's budget plans are marked by uncertainty, fiscal watchdog says
The French government's deficit reduction plans and growth forecasts in its 2025 budget are "affected by an amount of uncertainty that is not negligible," the national public finances watchdog said on Thursday.
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French government unveils unprecedented public spending cuts and tax hikes for 2025
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French government's draft budget based on 'optimistic' hypotheses, says expert body
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French Government to Present 2025 Belt-Tightening Budget
PARIS (Reuters) - France's government is to deliver its 2025 budget on Thursday with plans for 60 billion euros ($65.68 ...
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