France's Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called on “wealthier economies” in northern Europe to increase budget spending to revive Eurozone growth.

“There are many countries in the Eurozone that have the means to invest more,” Le Maire said in an interview in Paris.

The French plan to create a Eurozone budget, which could focus on countercyclical spending, has been met with fierce resistance in Germany and The Netherlands. France's President Emmanuel Macron initially hoped for a regular budget,...