The newly appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been appointed with the brutal task of fixing the country’s finances. To do so, the prime minister is opening the door to higher taxes on businesses and the rich, to plug France’s widening budget deficit. Barnier is under pressure from both Brussels and Paris with one side pushing EU-imposed budget cuts while in France, he is running a minority government opposed by parties demanding more spending. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, is under pressure to act as borrowing costs for France soared Tuesday to their highest level since t…