France's Finance Minister: We need to prepare for a hard winter with less gas available

France's finance minister Bruno Le Maire is on the wires saying:

• we need to prepare for hard winter with less gas available and in need to think about rationing of gas to industry
• energy discounts to consumers are better than windfall taxes on energy companies
• in insurance companies should limit increase of insurance premiums
• French growth is solid, 2.5% for 2022 remains achievable
• if Russian gas supplies were to be cut that could jeopardize economic growth
• reform of pensions and unemployment benefits remain priority for coming months
• full employment in France by 2027 remains key government target
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