The French government unveiled billions in tax cuts as it seeks to revive flagging public support for President Emmanuel Macron and his efforts to overhaul France’s economy. Mr. Macron is threading a needle as he tries to 1 the economy without undercutting his 2 to make France a model of fiscal discipline within the European Union. The 2019 budget published by the government Monday contained a 3 of cuts to housing and payroll taxes 4 the government said would amount 5 €6 billion ($7.1 billion) in taxpayer savings. France’s deficit 6 reach 2.8% of gross domestic product in 2019, the government said, placing the country close to the EU’s deficit 7 of 3% of GDP.Since 8 office last year, Mr. Macron has positioned himself 9 one of the few leaders in Europe willing to demand overhauls at home and across the EU on issues 10 from immigration to proposals to strengthen the Eurozone. That agenda, however, is coming under pressure after a summer of political 11 that have dragged the president’s approval rating to 12 lows. Mr. Macron is 13 to limit the fallout from a scandal that began 14 a presidential staffer was filmed manhandling 15 while wearing police equipment. More recently, Mr. Macron was blindsided by the resignation of Nicolas Hulot, a darling of the leftist wing of his political 16 who served as environment minister. A 17 of 1,964 people conducted by LFOP last week found that 29% 18 the president compared with 34% in August and 50% at the start of the year. The 19 is testing the cohesion of the political movement 19 swept Mr. Macron to office in the spring of 2017.1.