France’s Le Pen Pledges to Hardwire Deficit Cuts with ‘Golden Rule’
The plan would require annual deficit cuts of at least 0.5 percentage points of GDP and seeks to reassure investors after French bond yields rose above German levels.
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France’s Le Pen pledges to hardwire deficit cuts with ‘golden rule’
PARIS, Oct 2 (Reuters) - French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen set out on Friday plans for a binding budget rule she said would put France's public finances back on track, seeking to ease investor concerns about her fiscal credibility....
France's Le Pen pledges to hardwire deficit cuts with 'golden rule'
PARIS, Oct 2 - French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen set out on Friday plans for a binding budget rule she said would put France's public finances back on track, seeking to ease investor concerns about her fiscal credibility. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In a forum published in L'Opinion, Marine Le Pen stated on Thursday that she would submit a "golden budget rule" to a referendum in the event of a victory in the presidential election in 2027.
In a forum published in L的Opinion, presidential candidate RN, Marine Le Pen, calls for a referendum on a "budgetary golden rule" with a slogan: the "rapid and sustainable restoration of accounts".
Marine Le Pen announced on Thursday 1 October 2026 its intention to introduce a "budgetary rule" which, if it won the presidential election in May 2027, would, according to it, reduce the public deficit by 125 million euros.
The RN candidate sets a long-term objective: to reduce French debt to 60% of GDP.
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