French braced for austerity budget

Prime minister Francois Fillon has warned the French that belts must tighten next year to reduce the debt.

French braced for austerity budget

Prime minister Francois Fillon has warned the French that belts must tighten next year to reduce the debt.

He said that the 2012 budget "will be one of the most rigorous France has known since 1945", the end of the Second World War.

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