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Paris (AFP) - The French government will borrow a record 270 billion euros ($260 billion) next year to finance a budget that includes caps on energy prices that are expected to soar over the winter, officials said Monday.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has promised faster and bigger state aid for companies hit hard by the energy crisis.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has pledged to keep electricity costs in check for consumers as European energy prices soar to record levels.

From Monday, the French parliament will debate two bills presented by the government, aimed at shielding the least well-off from the impact of inflation. In the light of last week's setback for the presidential party on the question of health regulations, discussions are likely to be troubled.

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The French government is mulling the reopening of a coal-fired power plant in the north-eastern Lorraine region this winter, as a precaution against power outages as Europe braces for an energy crisis due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he felt confident President Emmanuel Macron will be able to govern the country even though his camp lost its absolute majority.

France is in talks with the United Arab Emirates to replace Russian oil purchases, which will stop after the imposition of a European Union ban on Russian crude, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.

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France’s new government reaffirmed the country’s pledge to lower debt after the COVID-19 pandemic forced President Emmanuel Macron to carry out an unprecedented spending splurge to prevent the economy from crashing.

French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his new cabinet on Friday, holding on to more ministers from his last government than had been anticipated after he promised a "new way" of ruling following his re-election in April.