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Elsewhere in Europe, three French governments have collapsed over the past 18 months due to budgetary disputes, with lawmakers failing to pass austerity measures that aim to reduce the deficit.

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Elsewhere in Europe, three French governments have collapsed over the past 18 months due to budgetary disputes, with lawmakers failing to pass austerity measures that aim to reduce the deficit.

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The tough austerity brought down triple-digit inflation but increased unemployment as factories closed.

A UK Labour spokesperson said: "After 14 years of Tory chaos, a botched Brexit, and damaging austerity – we know families across Wales are struggling."

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At the economic level, neoliberal globalists want to challenge sovereign economic power through corporate attacks on state regulations and the IMF’s imposition of budget austerity in its loan agreements.

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