From: http://www.iii.co.uk/news/?type=afxnews&articleid=5461603&subject=economic&action=article
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PARIS (AFX) - Transport Minister Dominique Perben said the French government is not privatising state railway SNCF, has no plan for doing so and is not even studying it.
"The subject does not exist," he said after discussing the matter with Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin.
SNCF chairman Louis Gallois, also denying plans for a privatisation, accused unions -- which are planning a strike on Nov 21 to protest against preparations for a sell-off -- of concocting an "artificial reason" for their action.
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PARIS (AFX) - Transport Minister Dominique Perben said the French government is not privatising state railway SNCF, has no plan for doing so and is not even studying it.
"The subject does not exist," he said after discussing the matter with Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin.
SNCF chairman Louis Gallois, also denying plans for a privatisation, accused unions -- which are planning a strike on Nov 21 to protest against preparations for a sell-off -- of concocting an "artificial reason" for their action.