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  • French Socialists eye tax rises after big poll win

    06/18/2012 5:19:55 PM PDT · by Hunton Peck · 27 replies
    Reuters ^ | Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:44pm EDT | Daniel Flynn and Jean-Baptiste Vey
    France's Socialists vowed on Monday to use a resounding victory in weekend parliamentary elections to pursue President Francois Hollande's drive for growth in Europe while sticking to promises to cut the budget deficit, mostly through taxation increases. Hollande will use a special session of parliament next month to whittle down France's numerous tax exemptions and pass tax rises for large corporations, especially banks and energy firms, in a bid to cut the deficit to within the European Union's 3 percent limit by next year despite a stagnant economy. Economists expect the Socialist leader - who has also pledged a 75...