France is under pressure to pass a budget by an end-of-year deadline to rein in its deficit and soaring debt

France is under pressure to pass a budget by an end-of-year deadline to rein in its deficit and soaring debt

 ALAIN JOCARD

French lawmakers were due on Saturday to vote on a wealth tax, after a swing group threatened to topple the government if the levy was not added in next year's austerity budget.  

France is under pressure to pass a spending bill by an end-of-year deadline to rein in its deficit and soaring debt, but efforts have been hampered by a political crisis. 

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