France's public deficit should slip this year by 9 billion euros compared to the objective revised in the spring

  • The measures taken by the previous majority will not be enough to meet France's commitment to keep its deficit below 3% of GDP

Le Figaro citing an unnamed source

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  • If nothing is done, the cumulated deficit of the State, the Health and Local Authorities should reach 3.2% of GDP, against 2.8% expected in the presentation of the stability program in April ( And 2.7% when the initial budget law was passed in December 2016)

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ps. Apologies if you thought 'French press' in the title meant this was a post about coffee ;-)