NEW : France 's budget for 2013 aims to save 10 billion euros in public spending . NEW : Speaking this month in front of the Cour des Comptes , a government financial body , Hollande said the reduction of public debt was going to be `` the most important effort in 30 years . '' The French government is planning a new round of tax cuts, which will cost the economy an extra 2 - 3 % this year and next. NEW : But a new 45 % tax bracket and a 75 % windfall tax on the super-rich are introduced . Ayrault says it is a `` combat budget '' designed to cut France 's soaring debt .
NEW : France 's budget for 2013 aims to save 10 billion euros in public spending . NEW : The French government is planning a new round of tax cuts, which will cost the economy an extra 2 - 3 % this year and next. NEW : But a new 45 % tax bracket and a 75 % windfall tax on the super-rich are introduced . Ayrault says it is a `` combat budget '' designed to cut France 's soaring debt .