State of public finances compound Hollande's election misery - Business Daily
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Channel: FRANCE 24 English · 2014 · News & Politics
New figures from France's national statistics office show that the budget deficit, public debt and public spending all exceeded government forecasts in 2013. French ministers have hailed the reduction in the deficit since 2011 as a triumph, but the news is likely to make difficult reading for President François Hollande, who has to cut €50 billion in public spending by 2017. Also today: Apple and Samsung are heading back to court in their long-running patent battle. Stephen Carroll has today's business update. 03/31/2014 BUSINESS DAILY You are watching the latest business report from FRANCE 24. More business news on FRANCE 24: http://www.france24.com/en/business FRANCE 24 INTERNATIONAL NEWS 24/7 http://www.france24.com
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