Le Pen Makes More Budget Demands as Barnier Gives Ground
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally set out further demands for changes to the French government’s 2025 budget bill after Prime ...
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France’s Barnier caves to far right’s electricity tax demands as budget crisis looms
Plan was sticking point between government and the National Rally, which has threatened to topple the prime minister.
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Barnier Bows to Pressure in Energy Tax U-Turn
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has retracted plans to increase electricity taxes following threats from the far-right ...
Budget woes put French borrowing costs equal with crisis-scarred Greece
French borrowing costs effectively matched those of Greece on Thursday for the first time, as Michel Barnier's government ...
Barnier promises concessions on budget to try to save French government
The French government is prepared to “make concessions” to get its budget though parliament and avoid a market “storm”, the ...
Majority of French people want PM Barnier's govt to fall, finds survey
According to a recent survey, 53% of French people want Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government to fall due to anger over ...
French PM scraps electricity tax in budget in bid to save government
Gupta and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday scrapped plans to raise electricity ...