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The French government is studying targeted taxes on the wealthy and large companies as it tries to navigate an urgent need to repair finances without undoing President Emmanuel Macron’s pro-growth reforms, newly appointed Finance Minister
His comments come as investors ditch French assets amid political turmoil, with the risk premium on the country’s debt approaching its highest since the euro-area crisis.
“Apart from one or two years of exceptional crisis in the last 50 years, we have one of the worst deficits in our history,” Armand told France Inter radio on Tuesday.
“The question we need …