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French PM promises to boost household finances ahead of snap vote

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal presents the government's policy programme ahead of upcoming legislative elections on 20 June, 2024. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

Paris (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance would lower power bills, soften inheritance tax and link pensions to inflation if it wins a snap election, the prime minister said, seeking to counter the threat from the far right and a left-wing bloc.

Macron's ruling Together alliance is the underdog in the parliamentary vote, which Macron called after suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of the far-right National Rally (RN) in this month's European elections.

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