France faces debt crisis risk; fiscal tightening needed, warns economist

Prominent economist Lars Calmfors warns that France is heading toward a financial abyss, requiring significant fiscal tightening to avert a debt crisis. The column questions France's political capacity to implement necessary spending cuts or tax increases. This adds to growing concerns over French fiscal sustainability and potential market pressure on French sovereign debt.

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