(Reuters) -French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said the government would inevitably have to compromise on plans to cut the budget deficit if Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is toppled in a confidence
French Finance Minister Warns of Budget Cuts if Government Falls
Impact of Government Stability on Fiscal Policy
(Reuters) -French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said the government would inevitably have to compromise on plans to cut the budget deficit if Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is toppled in a confidence vote next week, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Negotiations with Left Parties
Lombard said in an interview with the newspaper that fresh negotiations would require the government to make concessions to the left to reduce the size of the fiscal package if the government fell.
Potential Budget Cuts
(Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)
