France’s centre-right government has announced an unexpectedly big package of budget savings as it seeks to counter fears that it could be sucked into the eurozone debt crisis.
Presenting the €65bn set of tax increases and spending cuts to be spread over five years, François Fillon, prime minister, said that the time had come to “protect the French from the grave difficulties experienced by many European countries”.
“Our citizens are aware of the risks that deficits and debt pose to our life and our future. The word ‘default’ is not an abstract word,” Mr Fillon said.
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