France budget deficit expected to exceed 5% of GDP
Roland Lescure said France’s budget deficit will be over 5% of GDP this year.
French finance minister Roland Lescure said on Friday that France’s budget deficit will be above 5% of gross domestic product this year. "The reality is that 5% is no longer an option today," Lescure told reporters. French officials had earlier warned that the country would enter the danger zone with int…