Brussels, 17/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 16 April, the French government unveiled pubic spending savings to help the country meet its public deficit target of 3% of GDP in 2015.
The savings will total €50 billion over three years and will come from welfare spending (€21 billion), the costs of running the state (€18 bn) and local authorities (€11 bn).
In an unprecedented move, welfare benefits such as pensions in the public and private sector, family allowances and...