Economics
Macron Bets Spending Binge Can Save His Plan to Transform France
- French president risks EU ire but argues protests force hand
- Yellow Vest demonstrations set to continue despite concessions
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Emmanuel Macron is rolling the dice with France’s public finances to keep his grand plans for the economy alive after weeks of protests on the streets.
Macron’s government will set out a raft of measures to try to calm the so-called Yellow Vest protests on Thursday and they will almost certainly see France breach the European Union’s budget deficit ceiling next year.