IHT: New French PM Fillon's ambitious plans for the economy may boost deficit

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Prime Minister Francois Fillon's plans to put France's economy on a fast track may be difficult to realize without putting his European neighbors noses out of joint — again. In his first speech as prime minister to the National Assembly, Fillon said he plans to boost growth and reduce France's still high unemployment. Yet Fillon lacks a road map for his plans and reforms such as reducing taxes and improving the ailing university system will cost money.