Macron Seeks to Step Up France’s Inflation Fight

PARIS—The authorities of French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed 20 billion euros ($20.31 billion) in new measures geared toward softening inflation’s impression on French households.

The measures, a part of a brand new invoice that was to be submitted in Parliament on Thursday, embody checks issued to low-income households for meals purchases, a rise in pensions and a lift to social advantages. They are an indication of how France and different Western governments are coming beneath intense political strain to counter international inflationary forces, from supply-chain disruptions to the energy crisis brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.