Macron's inflation-relief bill faces narrow path to compromise in parliament

FILE PHOTO: French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers her general policy speech as Eric Coquerel, MP and President of the National Assembly’s finance commission, member of parliament Adrien Quatennens of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed), member of Parliament Fabien Roussel of the French Communist Party (PCF), listen to at the National Assembly in Paris, France, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

President Emmanuel Macron's French government, hunting for votes to enact a cost-of-living relief bill after losing its majority in parliament, is open to amendments backed by conservative opponents that would incentivise work, a government source said.

The 20 billion euro "purchasing power bill" is the first big test of the government's ability to pass laws since losing control of the National Assembly in last month's election.