The FINANCIAL — France’s state budget deficit narrowed over the first four months of the year compared with the corresponding period in 2014, as spending fell and tax revenue inched higher, according to Nasdaq.
The deficit fell to 59.8 billion euros ($65.6 billion) at the end of April from EUR64.2 billion in the same period a year earlier, said France’s budget ministry.
Spending dropped by EUR3.6 billion and tax revenue grew by EUR300 million over the first four months of the year, compared with the same period in 2014.
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