Macron Targets French Red Tape as Economic Challenges Grow

  • Government will present bill to simplify rules for businesses
  • Le Maire pledges annual laws to continue cutting red tape

Emmanuel Macron

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Emmanuel Macron aims to slash layers of bureaucracy that are holding back French businesses as his presidency faces growing economic headwinds.

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will present a bill of measures to cabinet targeting thickets of administrative obligations the government says are a key reason for the economy’s long-term under-performance.