- Facing resurgent virus infections, France’s government is unveiling details of a 100 billion-euro ($118 billion) recovery plan aimed at creating jobs, saving struggling businesses and pulling the country out of its worst economic slump since World War II.
- The plan hopes to create 160,000 jobs next year and restore France’s economic growth levels of 2019 by 2022 – the year of France’s next presidential elections.
- Called “France Reboot,” the plan includes money for renovating buildings and boosting rail use to reduce emissions.
