The narrow path which ends in an impasse

"We must redress public finances while at the same time safeguarding the French welfare state," said Socialist lawmaker Karine Berger, a member of the Finance Commission at the National Assembly and an adviser to Mr. Hollande. "It's a narrow path, and the strategy is difficult to fine-tune."

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