PARIS (AP) — France’s Socialist government has detailed a 21 billion-euro ($26.5 billion) cost-cutting plan, the biggest in the country’s modern history, saying it will focus on trimming welfare benefits.
Presenting the 2015 budget on Wednesday, Finance Minister Michel Sapin said the measures show the government is serious about reining in its budget deficit, which is above European Union limits.
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