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POLITICS● LOWOct 1 · Oct 1, 2026, 1:42 PM

France demands belt-tightening in 2027 budget as investors sour on its debt

France 24 [en] · western europe

France presented its ​2027 budget bill on Thursday, seeking to enact unpopular belt-tightening measures that can lower its deficit and appease increasingly twitchy bond investors ahead of next year's presidential election. The legislation faces a tough ride in a deeply divided parliament, as political clans position themselves for one of the country's most consequential elections in modern times.

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