France is missing out on the investor optimism that has defined Europe's markets this year, hamstrung by its strained public ...

PARIS (AP) — France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit. Prime ...

France needs to get its public finances back on track this year or risk pressure from unforgiving financial markets to do so ...

France Unveils Tough Austerity Budget to Mend Its Finances The French government is seeking deep spending cuts and higher taxes in an effort to tame its ballooning debt and deficit.

France’s new prime minister said Wednesday that the country’s finances were in critical condition, as signs mounted that the government faced an uphill battle to control a ballooning debt and ...

France ’s government confirmed it expects the budget deficit to rise to 6.1% of economic output in 2024 as it canceled some spending plans to mitigate part of the huge impact from unexpectedly ...

Prime Minister François Bayrou, who has no majority in Parliament, has lost the Socialists' 'indulgence.' Now, if the ...

A major risk of slippage The 2025 budget is therefore in line with France's promise to the European institutions to reduce the 2025 deficit to 5.4% of GDP.

In the past, France has theoretically balanced her budgets by crediting payments from Germany that were never made. The present budget is following a precedent, not creating one.

PARIS (AP) — France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit.

France’s new government has unveiled its 2025 belt-tightening budget bill, with plans for major tax hikes and spending cuts aimed at tackling the country’s giant deficit. Prime Minister Michel Barnier ...