Paris promises flurry of economic reforms

François Hollande’s socialist government, facing a grim economic outlook and stung by attacks on its tax and industrial policies, promised a flurry of reforms in January 2013 in an attempt to convince a doubtful electorate that it was up to the task of fixing the country’s ills.

ESO: Background information: Hollande's millionaire tax struck down http://www.europeansources.info/record/hollandes-millionaire-tax-struck-down/

Blog: Social Europe Journal, 04.01.13: A Year of Reckoning for France and Europe (by Pierre Moscovici ) http://www.social-europe.eu/2013/01/a-year-of-reckoning-for-france-and-europe/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+social-europe%2FwmyH+%28Social+Europe+Journal%29

France24, 01.01.13: Hollande pledges to reverse unemployment in 2013 http://www.france24.com/en/20121231-hollande-pledges-reverse-unemployment-2013

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