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A picture taken on September 8, 2011 in Paris shows cans of various sodas. After the French government announced on August 24 to tax these products as part of its austerity plan to reduce the national debt, professionals of the industry contested the measure, last of which the US giant Coca-Cola who suspended a 17 million euro (23.780 million US dollars) investment in France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted on September 7 he was determined to push through a balanced budget amendment called "golden rule" despite reports that he might drop the contested plan. AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (Joel Saget/Afp/getty Images)

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