France’s debt weighs heavier ahead of budget debate

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Facing a rising public deficit, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier says higher levies on big firms and very wealthy individuals are on the table.
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Source: AFP

France’s vast public debt pile grew in the second quarter, official figures showed Friday, as Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s shaky minority government girds itself for a gruelling budget debate.

New borrowings of 68.9 billion euros ($77 billion) between April and June increased the country’s…

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