Hollande Speeds French Economy Plan as Europe Patience Fades
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President Francois Hollande is going all out to show he’s serious about putting France’s house in order.
Faced with growing impatience in other European capitals at his failure to shrink France’s budget deficit, his plan to kick-start the economy is arriving early. Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron presented the proposals today, more than a month before he submits it to the cabinet and three months before it will be sent to parliament. The presentation came on the day France has to formally send its 2015 budget plans for consideration by the European Commission in Brussels.