Macron Wants to Keep Cutting Taxes Despite Deficit Warnings (1)

French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to keep cutting taxes on businesses and the middle class despite recent warnings about the state of public finances.

“We need to continue a trajectory of lowering taxes on our middle class. Why? Because if we want to continue to get the country on board, we need to give more credibility to work,” Macron told newspaper L’Opinion in an interview released late Sunday. “I’m talking about those who are too wealthy to receive support and not rich enough to live well.”

Emmanuel Macron

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Asked about corporate taxes, he said “we must continue to work ...