PARIS (Reuters) - France's unpopular government promised on Tuesday to give tax relief to low-income households as it sought to counter anger over rising taxes while pushing ahead with its drive to shrink the public deficit.
Less than two weeks before European Parliament elections, in which polls predict the ruling Socialists will come third behind the far-right and conservative parties, the government stressed its objective was to be fair.
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