PARIS (Reuters) – French budget minister Amelie de Montchalin said on Wednesday the government was targeting inflation of 1.4% this year and aiming for public spending cuts of between 30 billion euros ($30.9 billion) and 32 billion euros in the 2025 budget.
Montchalin also told TF1 television that the government was hoping to get a deal on the 2025 budget in parliament by end-January.
On Tuesday, during a speech to Parliament, French PM Francois Bayrou opened the door to renegotiating the disputed pension reform in a bid to win over left-wing lawmakers he needs to pass the 2025 budget.
Inflation measured by France’s own consumer price index (CPI) was 1.3% over the year through December, in line with the 1.3% reported in November, according to preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE.
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(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
