Foreign News: Budget

If there is one man in France who increasingly continues to hold the public's good will, that man is Joseph Caillaux, Minister of Finance. Even the numerous journals of Paris and other centres give him a bonne presse. How long it will continue is not worth a second's consideration, for in French politics nothing is ever predictable.

Last week, the Finance Minister laid before the Chamber of Deputies Finance Commission details of the current year's budget, which had originally been fashioned by M. Etienne Clementel, his predecessor, and which he had found it necessary to modify.

In brief, he laid before the Commission...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!