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France claims broad support for finance tax

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:23:00 +0100

Finance Minister François Baroin signalled on Tuesday that nine eurozone governments are ready to press ahead with the introduction of a Paris-inspired financial transactions tax.

Sarkozy plays down effect of AAA loss

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:25:00 +0100

President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared on Monday to accept that France is facing a downgrade of its triple-A credit rating, when he declared that he would overcome this challenge to his policy.