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French PM sticks to reform plan ahead of crunch confidence vote

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French Prime Minister Manuel Valls pledged Tuesday to stick to the disputed economic reform plan that he has championed, ahead of a crunch parliamentary vote of confidence.

"Nothing must let us deviate from our commitment to save 50 billion euros ($65 billion) within three years," he told parliament, referring to the Socialist government's Responsibility Pact that aims to kickstart growth in the country with huge spending cuts.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls pledged Tuesday to stick to the disputed economic reform plan that he has championed, ahead of a crunch parliamentary vote of confidence.

“Nothing must let us deviate from our commitment to save 50 billion euros ($65 billion) within three years,” he told parliament, referring to the Socialist government’s Responsibility Pact that aims to kickstart growth in the country with huge spending cuts.

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