In 2011, France posted a public deficit of 5.2% of GDP including social services spending such as the health system

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In 2011, France posted a public deficit of 5.2% of GDP including social services spending such as the health system

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France's Health Minister Marisol Touraine donates blood in Paris last week. Health services could be affected by an announcement that The French government will freeze 1 bn euros' ($1.25 bn) worth of planned spending by ministries this year to meet its budgetary targets