20/06/2023 (Agence Europe) – At a conference on public finances on Monday 19 June, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reiterated the French government's determination to eliminate an excessive public deficit by 2027, based on the following trajectory: 4.9% of national GDP in 2023, 4.4% in 2024 and 2.7% in 2027. At the same time, public debt would be reduced by 4%. Mr Le Maire announced “€10 billion” in savings, namely by abolishing the ‘shield’ on gas in June, while...