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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (35487)	6/6/2008 3:28:07 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 217753

French Jan-April Budget Deficit Widens 3.5% On Yr (Seems the ECB forgot about the Maastricht treaty <GGG>) PARIS (Dow Jones)--France's budget deficit from January through April 30 widened 3.5% from the corresponding period last year, as expenditure rose and revenue fell, the Budget Ministry said Friday. The euro zone's second-largest economy posted a budget deficit of EUR45 billion, up from the EUR43.4 billion it posted in the first four months of 2007. Expenditure rose to EUR98.1 billion from EUR97.5 billion, while revenue fell to EUR67.6 billion from EUR68.8 billion in the same period last year, the ministry said. -By Gabriele Parussini, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 4017 1740; gabriele.parussini@dowjones (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 06, 2008 02:45 ET (06:45 GMT)