France has one of the highest and longest-standing budget deficits in the eurozone – but attempts to resolve it have already ...

The French government expects a planned levy to counter tax optimization by the richest individuals to raise €2 billion ($2.1 billion) this year, according to Finance Ministry officials.

EU finance ministers on Tuesday formally approved France's multi-annual budget plan, despite its scaled-back ambitions to rein in the country's ballooning budget deficit this year.

Heavily indebted France has received the green light from the Council of the European Union for its plans to gradually reduce ...

French Finance Minister Eric Lombard has gained support from Brussels for France's deficit-reduction plan, a positive ...