French Budget scotches growth lobby

François Hollande’s supplementary budget is in stark contrast to his vow to favour growth over austerity. With market pressures and a weakening economic outlook forcing even France to pursue budget cuts, hopes that the struggling periphery might resist crippling budget cuts are fading.

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