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Édouard Philippe accuses Le Pen of deficit hypocrisy

Original: Madame Le Pen, you have a real problem with numbers. The only two years when France's deficit was below 3% since 2008 we

Former French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe publicly attacked Marine Le Pen over her claims on public finances, saying the only two years since 2008 when France's deficit fell below 3% came during his time in government. He accused her of systematically opposing the deficit-reduction decisions he took, and mocked her current economic programme as presenting a plan of spectacular spending without credible numbers.

Why now: A prominent former prime minister is directly challenging the far-right leader's economic credibility ahead of French political debate

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• Madame Le Pen, you have a real problem with numbers. The only two years when France's deficit was below 3% since 2008 were when I was Prime Minister. I made decisions to bring down the deficits. You systematically opposed them. Today, you are presenting a "plan" of spectacular · EPhilippe_LH · 2K

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