The economy ministry is mulling leveraging the country’s Public Investment Bank to finance the industry, several officials ...

A budget-constrained France could launch a national loan to fund plans to beef up its defence spending, Prime Minister ...

The Trump administration’s rapidly-changing policies on Europe and Ukraine are boosting support for increased defense ...

President Emmanuel Macron wants to build up French defence spending as Washington threatens to pull its European security guarantee, but funding those plans as his government struggles to tame an ...

Macron’s calls for more military spending without tax increases have sparked fears over future cuts to social programs.

The French parliament approved the country's 2025 budget on 6 February 2025, with a focus on reducing the public deficit through fiscal measures and expenditure control.

In France, malaise is all around ... By the same balancing logic, the party tends to oppose budget cuts while standing against tax rises for consumers and households. The party’s signature ...

The CEO of budget airline Ryanair threatened to pull out of French airports if France went ahead with planned increases to the 'eco tax' on plane tickets in its 2025 Budget. France did indeed go ahead ...

S&P said it could take further negative action if France cannot reduce its large budget deficits further over the next two ...

The French government wants to extend taxes on the rich as it seeks ways to boost defense spending while wrestling with a ...

South Africa's finance minister unveiled Wednesday a budget with a smaller increase in value-added tax than previously ...

The Trump administration’s rapidly-changing policies on Europe and Ukraine are boosting support for increased defence ...