| Author (Person) | Fox, Benjamin |
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| Series Title | EUObserver |
| Series Details | 26.08.13 |
| Publication Date | 26/08/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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Report of an interview by Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs in August 2013 to the French weekly Le Journal du Dimanche. He said that new measures to reduce France's budget deficit must come from public spending cuts, warning that any new taxes would 'destroy growth and handicap the creation of jobs'. On the 15 October 2013, the French National Assembly's finance committee green-lighted an amendment to the country's draft 2014 budget law, significantly increasing the amount of aid funds that can be generated from the upcoming financial transactions tax (FTT). Other features listed as related urls discuss the rising budget deficit in France and the prospects for the 2014 budget. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/ |
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| Countries / Regions | France |
