French PM Barnier confirms he will raise taxes for bigger companies
France's new prime minister, Michel Barnier, will increase corporate tax on the biggest companies in the country and on wealthiest individuals, he said on France 2 television on Thursday, confirming earlier media reports.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier announces tax rises and spending cuts
France’s new prime minister Michel Barnier has warned that repairing the country’s degraded public finances will require a years-long “collective effort” as he announced “temporary, targeted” tax hikes on large companies and the wealthy.
French PM Barnier promises spending cuts and tax hikes to reduce 'colossal' debt
In his first speech to Parliament, Prime Minister Michel Barnier said France would aim to reduce its deficit to 3% of GDP before 2029, two years later than previously planned.
France's Barnier announces targeted tax hikes to plug budget deficit
Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced steep public spending cuts and targeted tax hikes for France's biggest companies and wealthiest individuals on Tuesday, saying there was no other way to narrow a gaping budget deficit.
French PM vows more taxes and spending cuts ahead of budget fight
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier pledged new taxes and spending cuts Tuesday to reduce a "colossal" debt, in a policy address that met with a raucous reception from lawmakers
French PM Barnier presents budget plan to reduce debt, cut spending
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Tuesday laid out his new government's plans to reduce the national debt, with spending cuts and tax rises in store. Barnier's centre-right administration lacks a majority in the National Assembly,
French prime minister vows more taxes and spending cuts ahead of budget fight
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier pledged new taxes and spending cuts Tuesday to reduce a "colossal" debt, in a policy address that met with a raucous reception from lawmakers who could topple his government at any time.
New French PM Barnier vows spending cuts to reduce deficit
In his inaugural address to parliament, Prime Minister Michel Barnier told lawmakers on Tuesday he wants to push for both higher taxes and spending cuts in an effort to trim France's budget deficit. 'The true sword of Damocles hanging over the head of France'.
Left-wing lawmakers file no-confidence motion against French PM Barnier
France's New Popular Front, a coalition of left-wing lawmakers, filed a no-confidence motion on Friday against Prime Minister ...
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How Michel Barnier’s New Government Has Turned to the Right – And Into a Dead End
President Emmanuel Macron appointed France’s most rightwing government in twelve years. All factions on the Right are ...
French PM Barnier asserts change of governing style
In a prime-time TV interview, Michel Barnier sought to distance himself from how President Emmanuel Macron has led the ...
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5 things to watch for in French PM Barnier’s first parliamentary address
PARIS — Michel Barnier is finally revealing his cards. The French prime minister is set to address lawmakers for the first ...
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French PM Michel Barnier's new govt may be fragile, but it's too soon to write it off
It’s a mess, but it might just hold. Despite looking like the most unstable French administration in recent history, despised ...
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Michel Barnier seems shocked by Emmanuel Macron’s mess
Prime Minister Michel Barnier addressed parliament on Tuesday afternoon as he outlined his government’s policy programme. The ...
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PM Barnier tells parliament France’s 'colossal' debt is a 'sword of Damocles'
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier will outline his policy plans in a much-anticipated speech to parliament on ...
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Barnier lays out a survival plan for France … and himself
The former Brexit negotiator tried to appeal to both sides of the political aisle during his first major policy speech.
Barnier’s French borrowing target ‘unreachable’, warns Barclays
The French prime minister’s budget plans have been criticised as containing “unreachable goals” by economists at Barclays.