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French Govt Ready For Budget Concessions To Avoid Financial 'Storm'

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's government is at risk of falling (Credit: AFP)

The French government is ready to offer concessions to parliament to get through its budget, the finance minister said Thursday, in a standoff which is causing market turbulence and risks bringing down the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.

"Whatever differences in values we have, we are today facing an extremely serious situation for the country... we are obviously ready to make concessions to avoid this storm," Economy and Finance Minister Antoine Armand told BFMTV.

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