MOSCOW (Sputnik) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic would cause an economic recession in the country in 2020, one worse than what France experienced at the end of World War II.
On Friday, Minister of Public Action and Accounts Gerald Darmanin pledged that France would not increase taxes due to the looming economic crisis.
Earlier in the day, Le Maire confirmed in the interview aired by the Europe 2 broadcaster that the issue of raising taxes was not “the best means to re-launch economic growth.”
He stressed, however, that the topic would be discussed in the fall while determining the budget for 2021.
France has been on complete lockdown since March 17. As of Monday, the COVID-19 case count in the country has surpassed 70,000, the fourth-highest figure in Europe after Spain, Italy and Germany.
Of these, over 8,000 patients have died and more than 16,000 people have recovered.
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