Although Mr Sarkozy has stepped back from the gratuitous handouts that some observers had feared, there is a continuous struggle within the government between those arguing for tighter fiscal control and those content to spend come what may.

• 尽管萨科齐先生已经从一些观察家们担心的毫无必要的乱花钱中退出来，在政府中，那些认为应该实行严厉的财政控制的人和那些无论如何都情愿花钱的人之间的斗争仍在继续。