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France seeks €4bn savings to cover cost of Middle East war

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure, who has estimated the cost to France of the war in the Middle East at €5 to 6 billion. © Michel Euler/AP

French Prime Minsiter Sebastien Lecornu has asked the government to find €4 billion in additional savings to cover the costs of the war in the Middle East, which Finance Minister Roland Lescure estimates will cost France between €4 and €6 billion.

In a letter to ministers sent Tuesday, Lecornu outlined the need for fiscal measures, estimating the war’s cost to France at €billion.

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