Hollande launches proposed 'business tax relief for jobs' pact

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French president used yearly address to employers and unions to insist firms must invest and hire young and older workers to get the labour tax break.

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President François Hollande on Tuesday tied a promise to ease the tax burden on French companies to their readiness to invest in France and hire young and old workers, hardest hit by high unemployment, reports Reuters.