France’s president Sarkozy is seen in still image taken from video as he speaks of economic reforms on national TV in Paris

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy, seen in this still image taken from video, as he appears on French national TV in Paris, January 29, 2012 . Sarkozy was expected to announce new economic reforms to create more jobs, improve business competitiveness and convince voters he is the right leader to revive France’s sputtering economy. French newspaper Le Monde reported on Saturday that Sarkozy would also announce a German-inspired „Social VAT“ , raising French VAT by 1.6 percentage points from 19.6 to 21.2 percent. REUTERS/France Television (FRANCE – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)