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REFILE-French 2024 budget deficit coming in close to 6% of GDP-minister

ReutersJan 23, 2025 10:26 AM

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- France's 2024 public sector budget deficit is coming in close to 6% of economic output, Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Thursday, flagging a shortfall in line with expectations.

The original 2024 budget bill had targeted a deficit of 6.1% and a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday that the state's fiscal shortfall was marginally better than expected.

Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to bring the deficit down to 5.4% this year in budget legislation currently in parliament after it spiralled higher last year as tax income fell short of expectations and spending rose faster than expected.

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