Paris, Oct 25, 2025 (AFP) - French government under pressure as lawmakers set to vote on wealth tax

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French lawmakers were due on Saturday to vote on a wealth tax, after a swing group threatened to topple the government if the levy was not added in next year's austerity budget. France is under pressure to pass a spending bill by an end-of-year deadline to rein in its deficit and soaring debt, but efforts have been hampered by a political crisis. The country's third prime minister in a little over a year, Sebastien Lecornu has promised to get......

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