24/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – After being at a level of 3.5% of GDP in 2015, the French public deficit stood at 3.4% of GDP in 2016, according to data published by the French institute of statistics (Insee) on Friday 24 March. With this deficit, France is respecting "the European Commission's recommendation exactly", said French Finance Minister Michel Sapin – although the French authorities had promised a performance of 3.3%. In March 2015, when Paris obtained an additional...