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France freezes €6B spending this year because of Middle East crisis

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PARIS — France is putting €6 billion of spending on hold this year because of the economic fallout of the war in the Middle East.



“In the current phase we cannot turn a blind eye to the war nor the debt,” Budget Minister David Amiel told reporters after a meeting with key ministers and lawmakers. “Faced with the €6 billion cost of the crisis, we anticipate €6 billion of spending that could be stopped.”



Amiel said that extra tax revenue coming from higher fuel prices had already dropped b

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