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Estelle Nilsson-Julien

French government to lay out budget amid record-breaking public debt

France’s Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is set to unveil the country's 2027 draft budget on Thursday, as his government works to reduce the country’s deficit by cutting public spending.

The broad outlines of many of the government’s budget proposals have already been announced, including savings on pensions, a freeze on public-sector salaries and changes to state-funded sick leave.

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