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French PM Lecornu faces new headache after MPs reject tax on ultra rich

French Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu is under pressure to push a budget bill through parliament before the end of the year. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

France's Prime Minister Sébastian Lecornu was on Saturday confronting the prospect of more political wrangling after MPs rejected a wealth tax. The decision could bring down his government if a levy on the super-rich is not in the budget.

Lecornu's administration is under pressure to pass a spending bill by the end of the year to rein in France's deficit and soaring debt,.

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