French 1997 budget due around September 10 - Juppe .
BREGANCON , France 1996-08-25
Prime Minister Alain Juppe said on Sunday the draft 1997 budget and plans for funding the social security system would be pubished around September 10 .
" The texts are practically ready , " he told reporters after a weekend of talks with President Jacques Chirac in a Riviera fortress .
The budget had been widely expected a week or so later .
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