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France’s rating cut to AA- from AA by Fitch on deficits, debt

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France’s rating cut to AA- from AA by Fitch on deficits, debt

France’s credit rating was cut by Fitch Ratings in another blow to politically embattled President Emmanuel Macron as he tries to bolster the country’s public finances with unpopular overhauls.

Fitch reduced France’s credit rating to AA- from AA, with a stable outlook, bringing the euro area’s second-largest economy to the same notch as countries including Ireland and the Czech Republic. France’s projected budget deficits for this year and next year “are well above” the median for countries with AA ratings, Fitch said in a note.

The cut to France’s rating tarnishes Macron’s credibility as an economic reformer pledging to cut debt and spur growth, just as he was already struggling to sell his policies to French people.

Macron’s recent effort to plug gaps in the pension system by raising the retirement age has sparked mass protests and fractured parliament, making it harder to get the necessary support for future reforms. The government says those should include another labor overhaul to boost employment and a green industry bill to drive investment in the climate transition.

“In the medium to long term, the recent passing of the pension reform will be moderately positive, generating annual gross savings of EUR17.7 billion by 2030 (0.6% of GDP),” Fitch wrote.

The rating firm’s decision also casts doubt over whether Macron’s government will succeed where predecessors failed in reducing France’s public debt burden after years of near relentless increases.

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Last week, the finance ministry outlined a long-term plan to rein in the budget deficit and put debt on a downward path. That relies on improving economic growth with lower taxation and labor market reforms to drive employment, winding down fiscal support to mitigate high energy prices, and containing the increase in spending below inflation.

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