Macron says more cuts to popular French housing benefits possible


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  • Thursday, 31 Aug 2017

French president Emmanuel Macron gestures towards his dog Nemo during a meeting with German Vice Chancellor and German Foreign Minister at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, August 30, 2017. REUTERS/Alain Jocard/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that more cuts to popular housing benefits for households could be on the cards as part of a wider reform of France's costly housing policy and a drive to cut public spending.

Asked by Le Point magazine in an interview if he envisaged to cut the widely enjoyed housing allowance further than the amount announced over the summer, Macron said:

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