Rules are relaxed for small firms

Paris - The French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, is to announce that a controversial law capping the working week at 35 hours…

Paris - The French Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Jospin, is to announce that a controversial law capping the working week at 35 hours could be relaxed for small companies.

Mr Jospin, expected to run for president next year, will further use a prime-time evening television interview to insist tax cuts and other measures to boost domestic demand will help France weather a global economic slowdown.