
Public debt hits a new record at 3,400 billion euros, while the rating agency must rule on France's sovereign rating.
The Fitch agency must rule this Friday on France's sovereign debt rating, while public debt reaches a record of 3,400 billion euros, sparking strong political reactions.
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French public debt reaches a record of 3,400 billion euros.
INFOGRAPHIC – The rating agency must decide on France’s sovereign debt rating this Friday.
Public debt breaks a new record at 3,400 billion euros, France locks itself into the role of Europe's dunce
DECRYPTION - For not having imposed the structural reforms of its neighbors, France is seeing its debt soar.
Young people are “reduced to slavery” to repay the debt decided by “previous generations”, criticizes François Bayrou
“That a generation does not think of the next generation, that it imposes on them, without telling them, the burden of having to pay for decades, for the facilities that we have encountered today, this is not normal,” the head of government said this Thursday.
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The French government has unveiled a social leasing scheme for heat pumps, allowing 55,000 low-income households to replace their gas or oil boiler without increasing their monthly budget from October 1.
On October 1, several measures came into force in France: 6.3% increase in the price of gas, increase in medical deductibles to 140 euros, extension of fuel assistance, generalization of third-party payment for My psychological support and reimbursement of menstrual protection.

The unemployment rate in Germany was stable at 6.4% in September, with the autumn seasonal recovery proving sluggish. In adjusted data, the number of unemployed rose by 12,000.

French household consumption of goods fell by 0.4% in August after an increase of 0.5% in July, penalized in particular by the drop in energy and food products, according to INSEE.

While the French public debt reaches a record of 3,400 billion euros, François Bayrou denounces the burden unfairly imposed on younger generations by the choices of the past, on the eve of a decision by the Fitch agency.

G20 trade ministers are meeting in Milwaukee for two days of talks led by the United States, which is imposing tariffs and accusing some countries of unfair trade practices, including forced labor and industrial overcapacity, as analysts predict few breakthroughs in the face of lingering trade tensions.