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France's Hollande says recovery will lead to lower taxes: paper


    PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande told a Sunday paper he expects an economic recovery which will allow the government to lower taxes.

    "The reform effort is not over yet, but the economic recovery is arriving. This phase will lead to stronger growth, better competitiveness and a redistribution of purchasing power via lower taxes," Hollande was quoted as saying by the Journal du Dimanche.

    (Reporting by Emmanuel Jarry and Geert De Clercq; editing by Andrew Roche)