FRENCH CABINET CRISIS: REVOLT BY MINISTERS
PARIS, May 19.
A revolt of Independent and Conservative Ministers, who strongly oppose proposals approved by the Cabinet today to meet the 1949 Budget deficit, threatens the Queuille Government.,
The situation is regarded as critical in the lobbies.
The proposals were made by the Minister of Finance, M. Petsche, to meet an estimated deficit of £83,000,000 which is attributed to the continuation of the war in Indo-China and the loss of £21.500,000 on the French nationalised railways. The chief proposals are reported to be cuts in all civil expeditures, army equipment, social securitv benefits and the tightening of control of the railwavs and other nationalised industries. The Prime Minister is expected to try to find a compromise to avoid the proposals being defeated when they come before the Assembly next week.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22952, 21 May 1949, Page 5
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