Update: 14/01/2012
- euro - European markets - financial crisis - France
France to press on with austerity after ratings blow
France will respond to its credit rating downgrade by pushing through budget cuts, PM François Fillon (pictured) said on Saturday. Earlier, Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande blamed the downgrade on President Sarkozy's policies.
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