Hippolyte d'Albis, the co-president of the Circle of Economists, discusses France's budget deficit. Trump says U.S. economy ...

French far right leader Marine Le Pen may have decided to let Prime Minister Francois Bayrou survive this time round, but his ...

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

France’s main fiscal oversight body warned Thursday that the budget could hurt the French economy, cutting growth next year from an already tepid 1.1 percent pace forecast by the government.

France’s police union on Wednesday threatened demonstrations if its budget was cut. And Jordan Bardella, the president of National Rally, hinted the party would block any budget that did not ...

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 ...

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 2025 belt-tightening budget heads to the Senate next week, but few doubt the government will soon be obliged to bypass lawmakers with a risky constitutional measure that rams the ...

Already the IMF and France's own budget watchdog doubted the outgoing government's plans to get last year's deficit of 5.5% of output down to the EU ceiling of 3% by 2027 - when far-right leader ...

France's 2013 budget was the most important event of the year for a new administration keen to prove its credibility to the markets. So far, its predictions look naively rosy.

The French government presented a 2015 budget aimed at striking a delicate balance: shoring up France's finances without tipping an economy heavily reliant on public spending into recession.

But budget overruns and lower-than-expected tax revenues instead dug a bigger hole. This year’s budget deficit is expected to reach 6.1% of GDP. Barnier, appointed in September following surprise ...