French PM says jobs and green economy at heart of Covid recovery plan
by Kim Willsher in Paris from Environment | The Guardian on (#57Q2Y)
Jean Castex unveils 100bn plan aimed at returning France to pre-pandemic economic strength
France's prime minister has stressed the importance of getting the country back on its feet within 18 months and transforming" the French economy with a green makeover as he unveiled a 100bn (89bn) coronavirus recovery plan.
Jean Castex outlined how France would spend its way out of the crisis, rather than create social misery" through austerity measures, with a plan that had the environment, competitiveness and employment as its three pillars.
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