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Waves of protests expose debt crisis faced by French government, but political wrangling is stalling an escape plan. Is there a way out?
France’s fiscal problems are serious, but stronger external balances and institutional safeguards make a repeat of the earlier euro crisis unlikely.
"Thus the fiscal pressure caused largely by France’s very generous government pension plan has led to cutbacks in other spending, notably on education."