IMF boss Lagarde simplistic and stereotypical on Greece, says French government

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ajat Vallaud-Belkacem speakls to RFI

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Last week Lagarde outraged many Greeks by telling them to accept austerity policies and expect no sympathy.

In an interview with the London Guardian, she implied that cuts in education and health were principally caused by widespread tax-dodging, adding that the Greeks should “help themselves collectively […] by all paying their tax."

That view is “a bit simplistic and stereotypical”, government spokesperson Najat Vallaud-Belkacem told French television on Sunday, adding that no-one holds the high ground on budget deficits at the moment.

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