French government's crisis measures have cost 450 billion euros - finance minister

PARIS (Reuters) - French government measures to prop up the economy through the coronavirus crisis have cost 450 billion euros (£402 billion), the equivalent of 20% of GDP, the finance minister said on Monday.Since mid March, the government has mobilised a package of measures including state-subsidised furloughs, state-guaranteed loans, tax deferrals and handouts to small firms."If we take everything that has been done with the budget and in support of businesses' cashflows, it's 450 billion..