Paris, Sept 8, 2025 (AFP) - Excessive debt 'life-threatening' for France, PM tells parliament

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2025-09-08

France's excessive debt pile is "life-threatening" for the country, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said Monday as he defended billions of euros of budget cuts ahead of a confidence vote expected to bring down his government. Defending his decision to call a vote he is widely expected to lose, Bayrou added: "The biggest risk was not to take one, to let things continue without anything changing... and have business as usual". "France did not have a......

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