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French government under pressure as lawmakers set to vote on wealth tax
French government under pressure as lawmakers set to vote on wealth tax
Economy
by  AFP

French lawmakers were due on Saturday to vote on a wealth tax, after a swing group threatened to topple the government if the levy was not added in next year's austerity budget. But the Socialists, a swing group in parliament, have also demanded a tax on the uber-wealthy, without which they have threatened to topple his government as soon as Monday.